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[![](https://www.landwright.io/hubfs/bd49d53a-8a0e-4420-aefe-96ad9dd794ec.jpeg)](https://www.landwright.io/blog/grass-is-winning-why-prairies-need-a-summer-shakeup)

 Oct 9, 2026, 11:39:38 PM · Mark Vande Haar

## [Grass Is Winning: Why Prairies Need a Summer Shakeup](https://www.landwright.io/blog/grass-is-winning-why-prairies-need-a-summer-shakeup)

 I've been watching my CP25 prairie that's ten years old and I find: a wall of big bluestem, Indiangrass and switchgrass, and fewer...

Prairie, Controlled Burn

[![](https://www.landwright.io/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-09-24%20at%2010.43.23%20PM.png)](https://www.landwright.io/blog/burning-out-smooth-brome-april-vs.-may-vs.-june-burns)

 Sep 24, 2026, 11:48:15 PM · Mark Vande Haar

## [Burning Out Smooth Brome: April vs. May vs. June Burns](https://www.landwright.io/blog/burning-out-smooth-brome-april-vs.-may-vs.-june-burns)

 Burning Out Brome: What Three Burn Dates Taught Me in Year One I have a smooth brome problem. The stand on our farm was seeded sometime in...

Prairie, Controlled Burn Land Management Software

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 Sep 14, 2026, 10:55:07 PM · Mark Vande Haar

## [Is My Pond Cleaning the Water, Testing and Iowa stream for Nitrates](https://www.landwright.io/blog/is-my-pond-cleaning-the-water-testing-and-iowa-stream-for-nitrates)

 Clear Water Isn't Clean Water There's a little stream on the property I've known since I was a kid. Small waterfall, prairie on both banks,...

nitrate testing

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 Sep 8, 2026, 10:47:53 PM · Mark Vande Haar

## [How to control goldenrod in a prairie](https://www.landwright.io/blog/how-to-control-goldenrod-in-a-prairie)

 Using a Late Season Spring Burn to Knock Back Canadian Goldenrod (Watch Video Here) Standing at the edge of this unit, the line is about as...

Prairie, Controlled Burn

[![](https://www.landwright.io/hubfs/Resize%20image%20project.png)](https://www.landwright.io/blog/venture-school-rooting-our-success-in-customer-focus)

 Nov 13, 2024, 8:22:42 PM · Mark Vande Haar

## [Venture School: Rooting Our Success in Customer Focus](https://www.landwright.io/blog/venture-school-rooting-our-success-in-customer-focus)

 At Invasive Removal, we're passionate about tackling the growing problem of invasive species with innovative solutions. But like any new...

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