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 ...
AG Week

Drain tile spacing doesn't matter much in reducing plant stress in dry beans

A four-year study of the response of dry edible beans to drainage and fungicide treatment appears to show that wider spacings are as effective as narrow spacings at reducing plant stress “Even at 60 ...
inforum

Tile drainage growing by the foot in valley

BUXTON, N.D. - Thousands of miles of plastic pipe are being buried under farm fields every year in the Red River Valley, as farmers invest in technology to drain fields to get a faster start on ...
Grand Forks Herald

State Rep. Joe Miller, R-Park River, column: Tile drainage on farms has benefits for all

PARK RIVER, N.D. -- There have been some fantastic years recently in the agriculture industry. We have record prices, record yields and new technologies that are increasing our profitability and ...
AG Week

Government policies slowing drain tile permit process

FARGO, N.D. -- Government policies -- one state and one federal -- are starting to make it more difficult to receive drain tile permits in the Red River Valley and the rest of North Dakota. Max Fuxa, ...
extension.purdue.edu

Economic Factors of Drainage Related to Corn Production

Since the late 1800s, U.S. farmers have been using drainage methods to allow cultivation of poorly drained soils, once believed to be unproductive and unhealthy. Today, proper drainage is still ...