Drier soils are beneficial to their crops. But there is one potential downside: nitrogen. How do you maintain yields through well-drained fields without letting that nitrogen slip away?» Read More...
A report from the Transforming Drainage project shows that drainage water recycling systems not only provide a benefit to the environment, but can also improve corn yields.» Read More...
Taken together, the results from 35 years of experiments in Indiana offer a treasure store of information on the value of drainage systems for poorly-drained soils. Eileen Kladivko’s findings have been published as extension articles on Purdue’s website and in scholarly journals – and in this feature, she breaks down what it took throughout these 35 years of study to prove just how profoundly positive the effect of drainage is on yields. » Read More...