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posted 10/26/2018 Installing a water level control structure with perforated distribution pipes diverts oulet flow underneath buffer strips to reduce nitrate loss to nearby waterways.

posted 9/7/2018 The Agricultural Drainage Management Coalition (ADMC) named Keegan Kult as their new Executive Director.

posted 9/4/2018 "Iowa State University Extension has scheduled a workshop geared toward women landowners as an opportunity to discuss drainage issues that exist on Iowa's farmland. The workshop is free and will assist attendees as they make farmland drainage decisions."

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.