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Subsurface hydrology and agricultural drainage systems play a critical role in managing water within cultivated landscapes. Subsurface drainage comprises networks of buried pipes (tile drains) and ...

Nutrient loss from tiled fields has prompted the creation of sub-surface drainage designs that include practices to protect downstream water quality. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will ...

“The original goals of the project were to evaluate the effects of different subsurface drain spacings on drain flow and corn growth and yield,” says Eileen Kladivko, professor in the Department of ...

Since the late 1800s, U.S. farmers have been using drainage methods to allow cultivation of poorly drained soils, once believed to be unproductive and unhealthy. Today, proper drainage is still ...

The putting greens at Glen Oak Country Club consist primarily of Poa annua, a grass that is highly susceptible to crown hydration – one of the most common forms of winter injury in the northern United ...

Artificial drainage is among the most widespread land improvements for agriculture. Drainage benefits crop production, but also promotes nutrient losses to water resources. Here, we outline how a ...

WEST FARGO -- Tile drainage of farm fields has been cast as a villain that aggravates flooding in the Red River Valley, but also held out as a great hope for better managing runoff to minimize ...

Tile drainage is a system of pipes installed below ground to remove excess water from farmland soil. Just as irrigation is often necessary to deliver water to soil and crops, drainage is important in ...