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The third annual Springfield Plastics Drain for the Cure campaign resulted in a donation of $54,000 for the Simmons Cancer Institute at Southern Illinois University in Springfield. » Read more...
New findings from two researchers at the Carnegie Institution for Science have serious implications for the development of management strategies to reduce nutrient runoff in waterways and coastal areas. » Read more...
Environmentalists say the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should push Iowa and nine other states along the Mississippi River to cut nitrogen and phosphorus pollution that contributes to the Gulf of Mexico's dead zone. » Read more...
In the hallways at Land Improvement Contractors of America (LICA) conventions, outside the classrooms of drainage workshops, and during informal conversations amongst contractors and vendors, the topics of RTK-GPS accuracy and plow capabilities are frequently discussed.
It’s not uncommon for contractors to provide their opinions on plow types and the pros and cons of various methods of installation. It’s also recognized that there are no formal industry tests or certifications required of a professional contractor’s operators, machinery, or computer control systems in order to install subsurface drainage tile (corrugated-wall plastic drainage pipe) in the United States.
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