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((For|the medieval practice of strip farming|Open-field system))
[[Image:Strip farming in Wisconsin, USA, 1957.jpg|thumb|260px|Strip farming in Wisconsin, 1957]]

'''Strip cropping''' is a method of [[agriculture|farming]] which involves cultivating a field partitioned into long, narrow strips which are alternated in a [[crop rotation]] system. It is used when a slope is too steep or when there is no alternative method of preventing [[soil erosion]]. The most common crop choices for strip cropping are closely sown crops such as [[hay]], [[wheat]], or other [[Fodder|forages]] which are alternated with strips of [[row crop]]s, such as [[maize|corn]], [[soybean]]s, [[cotton]], or [[sugar beet]]s.<ref name="mda">((cite web|url=http://www.mda.state.mn.us/protecting/conservation/practices/contourstrip.aspx|title=Contour Stripcropping|publisher=Minnesota Department of Agriculture|accessdate=8 December 2015))</ref> The forages serve primarily as [[cover crop]]s. In certain systems, strips in particularly eroded areas are used to grow permanent protective vegetation; in most systems, however, all strips are alternated on an annual basis.<ref name="sw226">((cite book|author1=Frederick R. Troeh |author2=J. Arthur Hobbs |author3=Roy L. Donahue |title=Soil and Water Conservation for Productivity and Environmental Protection|publisher=Prentice Hall|edition=4th|year=2003|page=226|isbn=978-0130968074))</ref>

==Dimensions==
Widths of strips are determined by a number of factors, with the two most important being the average wind velocity in a specific site and the features of the slope, particularly the [[Grade (slope)|gradient]].<ref name="bulletin">((cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cd-swt-jJYEC&pg=PA6|title=Farmers' Bulletin|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|issue=2169|year=1961|page=6|accessdate=8 December 2015))</ref> Each strip typically ranges from 25 feet (7.6 m) to 75 feet (23 m) in width, but certain conditions may necessitate widths outside of this range.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www2.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/agr/agr98/agr98.htm|title=Strip cropping and contouring|author=K.L. Wells|publisher=University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment|accessdate=8 December 2015))</ref> A minimum width of 50 feet (15 m) is ideal for the use of most farm equipment.<ref name="bulletin"/>

==Use in conservation==
((Refimprove|date=October 2019))
The growing of a cultivated crop (as corn) in strips alternating with strips of a sod-forming crop (as hay) arranged to follow an approximate contour of the land and minimize erosion.
Saffron can also be planted with strip farming. <ref>https://anasaffron.com/growing-saffron-commercially/</ref>

Strip cropping helps to stop soil erosion by creating natural dams for water, helping to preserve the strength of the soil. Certain layers of plants will absorb minerals and water from the soil more effectively than others. When water reaches the weaker soil that lacks the minerals needed to make it stronger, it normally washes it away. When strips of soil are strong enough to slow down water from moving through them, the weaker soil can't wash away like it normally would. Because of this, farmland stays fertile much longer.

The term strip cropping also refers to a method of [[dry farming]] sometimes used in areas including parts of the [[Great Plains]] of the United States and the [[Canadian Prairies|Prairies]] of Canada.  To accumulate moisture in these dry areas, cropland is periodically left [[Crop rotation|fallow]].  Typically, the fallow and planted areas are organized in parallel long, narrow strips that are oriented normal to the prevailing winds, in order to minimize the erosion of soil from the bare fields.

Strip farming helps to prevent mass erosion by having the roots of crops hold on to the soil to prevent it from being washed away.

In the midwestern US, [[prairie strips]] integrate "native plant species into farm fields as contour buffers and edge-of-field filters."<ref>((Cite web|url=https://civileats.com/2019/10/15/planting-native-prairie-could-be-a-secret-weapon-for-farmers/|title=Planting Native Prairie Could Be a Secret Weapon for Farmers|last=Beacom|first=Nathan|date=2019-10-15|website=Civil Eats|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-10-18))</ref> Prairie strips attract pollinators, build [[soil health]], help prevent erosion, and provide wildlife habitat.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.nrem.iastate.edu/research/STRIPS/content/what-are-prairie-strips|title=What Are Prairie Strips?|last=|first=|date=2019|website=Science-Based Trials of Rowcrops Integrated with Prairie Strips|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-10-18))</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.nrem.iastate.edu/research/STRIPS/home-new|title=Science-Based Trials of Rowcrops Integrated with Prairie Strips|last=|first=|date=2019|website=Science-Based Trials of Rowcrops Integrated with Prairie Strips|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-10-18))</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=https://efotg.sc.egov.usda.gov/references/public/MI/Establishing_PrairieGrass_BufferStrips.pdf|title=Establishing Prairie Grass Buffer Strips - Conservation Management Sheet|last=|first=|date=January 1999|website=USDA National Resources Conservation Service Michigan|series=Agronomy Series|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=))</ref>

==Types==

===Strip intercropping===
[[Intercropping]] is the practice of growing two or more crops in the same field. In strip intercropping, the field is still divided into strips, but the strips are narrower and contiguous. This helps facilitate modern farm machinery as well as allowing adjoining plants to benefit from synergistic growth effects.<ref>((cite web|url=https://store.extension.iastate.edu/Product/pm1763-pdf|title=Strip Intercropping|author=M. Ghaffarzadeh|publisher=Iowa State University Extension|accessdate=8 December 2015))</ref>

===Contour stripcropping===
Contour stripcropping involves employing a crop rotation system down a slope in order to minimize runoff and rain velocity.<ref name="mda"/> It is used mainly on gentle slope gradients. The width of protective strips is often higher than that of the row crop strips so that they may effectively intercept runoff.<ref name="sw226"/>

==References==
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[[Category:Agriculture by type]]
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