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posted 5/8/2017 Check out this informative document with questions and answers about Drainage Water Recycling for the Midwest!

posted 4/3/2017 A research team led by Laura Christianson at U of I studied ways that farmers could reduce nitrates leaving their fields. Their findings were published as “Ten ways to reduce nitrogen loads from drained croplands in the Midwest.”

posted 3/24/2017 A study, that has been conducted over the past 9 years at the ISU Southeast Iowa Research Farm, is providing great insight into yield and water quality benefits from proper subsurface drainage design and the use of various conservation practices.

posted 3/7/2017 Conservation decisions on farmland are a collaboration between the landowner and the farmer.

posted 2/27/2017 Not only can (properly installed and managed) drainage water management and sub-irrigation systems increase yields, but these practices also protect the environment and cut input costs.