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Nation’s Premier Site for Water Quality Drives Progress

January 28, 2016
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A farm just outside the north-central Iowa town is home to Iowa State University’s Agriculture Drainage Research and Demonstration Site, a facility that has been working to further Iowa State University’s water conservation efforts since 1990.

ISU Extension and Outreach Offers Iowa Drainage School

July 31, 2013

By Kapil Arora and Brent Pringnitz, ISU Extension and Outreach

Agricultural drainage is becoming increasingly important due to the critical role it plays for Iowa's emerging bio-economy. Drainage systems that are properly designed and operating are essential to achieving excellent agricultural production capability.

The Iowa Drainage School is being offered to address these issues on Aug. 20-22, 2013, at the Borlaug Learning Center on the Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm near Nashua, Iowa.

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Inspecting drainage systems

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Drainage systems are installed to lower the water table and thereby improve growing conditions. Approximately half of Iowa's cropland uses subsurface drainage. To achieve the agronomic potential of a soil, adequate tile drainage is necessary. Now is a good time to check drainage systems in fields and identify potential drainage problems before crops reach full size.

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