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posted 6/4/2018 “This grant is another great example of leveraging state funding for water quality and bringing in significant federal and private dollars to help get even more practices on the ground,” Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, Mike Naig said. “This EPA fund will help build saturated buffers, bioreactors, wetlands and other practices that have been shown to significantly reduce the nutrients leaving our land.”

posted 5/21/2018 For those in the South interested in Drainage Water Management (DWM) systems, the focus is normally on irrigation. But the system — sometimes called subsurface irrigation — also helps with nutrient loss and increased yields.

posted 4/23/2018 With precipitation patterns shifting, producers are looking at options for storing and recycling drainage water—tailwater recovery, controlled drainage, and drainage water recycling. Our own Charlie Schafer weighs in!

posted 4/20/2018 Jill Reinhart, Acting State Conservationist for Indiana's USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced a second round of funding to improve water quality in the Western Lake Erie Basin that includes portions of Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. All applications must be received by May 18, 2018 for funding consideration.

posted 4/6/2018 Research proves saturated buffers remove nutrients from tile drainage water.