inforum

Supporters say tile drainage still makes sense

GRAND FORKS - Garth Kruger is taking the long view on tile drainage, aka "agricultural subsurface drainage" and "subsurface water management." Though tile drainage might not make great financial sense ...
inforum

Taking a long-term view supporters say tile drainage still makes sense

GRAND FORKS - Garth Kruger is taking the long view on tile drainage, aka "agricultural subsurface drainage" and "subsurface water management." Though tile drainage might not make great financial sense ...
AG Week

2nd year of wet harvest takes tiling plans off back burner for grower

AMENIA, N.D. - He's installed subsurface tile drainage on about 650 of his family's 6,500-acre farm, but Rodney Nelson says he thinks it should all be tiled. Rodney, 54, and his son, Bradley, 27, ...
The Journal

Conservation drainage school to teach subsurface drainage practices in August

Nutrient loss from tiled fields has prompted the creation of sub-surface drainage designs that include practices to protect downstream water quality. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will ...
Ag UPDATE

Tile drainage transforms agroecosystems

Agroecosystem Sustainability Center is providing one of the most comprehensive explanations to-date of how tile drainage, a ...
Nature

Tile Drainage and Water Flow Dynamics in Agricultural Fields

Tile drainage systems play an essential role in modern agricultural management by facilitating the removal of excess water from soils, thereby enhancing crop production and mitigating waterlogging ...
VTDigger

Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets adopts drainage rule

RAPs amended to include language addressing nutrient contributions from subsurface tile drainage. November 14, 2018 / Montpelier, VT – On Thursday, November 8, 2018, the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, ...
AG Week

Minnesota research addresses drain tile for disease reduction in dry edible beans

There previously had not been research conducted to weigh the interaction between subsurface drainage spacing and traditional disease management in the Red River Basin. The goal of the research ...
JSTOR Daily

Economic Analysis of Subsurface Tile Drainage Spacing

This study examined the optimal tile drainage spacing using data for the 1984–2021 period for a drainage experiment in southeast Indiana. Four drainage spacings were compared: 16 feet, 33 feet, 66 ...
The Gazette

Serious thought given to whether ag tiling helps or harms

Following the catastrophic floods of 2008, many fingers pointed toward agricultural drainage tile as a major contributor to the state's worst natural disaster. While the plumbing beneath 9 million ...
VTDigger

Approval of farm drainage rules postponed amid environmental groups’ concerns

Vermont dairy farm fields. Photo by Terry J. Allen/VTDigger [A] legislative committee decided Thursday to postpone a vote on amending farm water quality rules following objections from environmental ...