an engineer with University of Minnesota Extension. Agricultural drainage means using surface ditches or subsurface permeable pipes to remove excess water from poorly drained lands. During the late ...

The massive underground infrastructure that allows farmers to cultivate crops on much of the world's most productive land has outlived its design life and should be updated, according to a new study.

Accommodating both agricultural drainage and the environmental benefits of preserving wetlands is a complex balancing act, which has many involved groups saying there is no simple solution in sight.

In a new study, scientists have estimated that a new conservation practice known as saturated buffers could reduce nitrogen from agricultural drainage by 5 to 10 percent. Every summer, a "dead zone" ...

The sight of the first snow on the horizon of Bill Wiley’s 500-acre farm in Shelby County, Ohio, is a welcome relief. The 2024 growing season has been incredibly dry. “We are about eight inches behind ...

The Blue Earth River is 50 percent wider along its entire length than it was seven decades ago, largely because a generation of artificial drainage on the surrounding landscape has doubled the flow of ...

BISMARCK, N.D. — Grain dealer re-regulation and drainage regulations may be two of the primary agricultural issues on tap for lawmakers during the 2021 North Dakota Legislature. State Sen. Larry Luick ...