A report from the Environmental Integrity Project concludes that the manure runoff from farms in Virginia continues to contribute to unhealthy levels of bacteria, and high levels of phosphorous and algae in the Shenandoah River and its tributaries. » Read more...
This is the 17th consecutive year that Springfield Plastics Inc. (SPI) has received the certification. SPI remains the only U.S. company to receive certification for use of 100 percent virgin resin in drainage pipe.» Read more...
The University of Wisconsin Discovery Farms’ newest project is adding 24 new sites to its tile monitoring project with farms in Brown, Kewaunee/Southern Door, Manitowoc, and Shawano Counties.» Read more...
The new products for this season include: farm drainage apps for android devices; a new trencher from Tesmec that excavates trenches with controlled slopes; a patent-pending VerticalPoint RTK system for grade control from Trimble; and a version of the V-plow from Precision Land Solutions. » Read more...