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MAYVILLE, N.D. - Field drainage seems like an old story in the Red River Valley, but until recently, it's been mostly "surface" drainage. In the past few years - especially the past two - there's been ...

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 ...

A wet field can cost a farmer time and money. But tiling has become a popular way to solve that problem. Field Drainage Inc. has been tiling fields in the Red River Valley for four decades and has ...

As most kids know, a big pile of mud can be a load of fun. But not for farmers. Muddy fields mean too much water. And too much water means crops might not grow well. Farmers often install underground ...

LIVINGSTON COUNTY, Mo. -- An increased use of agricultural drainage tile is one reason meeting a 2025 deadline to reduce nitrate and phosphorus entering the Gulf of Mexico by 20% is unlikely. Drainage ...

WAHPETON, N.D. -- All right, so you're installing tile drainage to improve yields on your farm. Now you might want to think about adding tools for drainage water management, said Gary Sands, an ...

In many areas, the words “drainage” and “tile” are synonymous. But for farmers such as Leon Wendte—a retired soil conservationist who farms with his brother Roy in south-central Illinois near Altamont ...

MUSCOTAH (KSNT) – As water management remains a key issue at the Kansas Statehouse, farmers across the state are taking matters into their own hands. With Kansas' primary water sources facing ...

At the University of Missouri Greenley Memorial Research Center near Novelty in northeast Missouri, they've been testing a tile drainage system that controls the flow of water during the course of a ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - After an unusually rainy spring, farmers will have an opportunity to learn more about drainage water management during the Drainage Field Day, June 7-8 at the Davis Purdue ...

Brian Carlson grew up familiar with Iowa agriculture as his father and grandfather farmed in Benton County. Carlson, who farms corn and soybeans just south of Garrison, remembers his grandfather ...