Agricultural drainage tile has been used in crop fields for centuries and can benefit to crops in many ways, including faster drying time, higher crop yield, and fewer drown-out spots. Though the ...

Researchers from Iowa State University have partnered with Michigan State University to develop a robot that would detect nitrates and monitor tile health to help farmers keep their land productive.

The Experimental Drainage Field at the Southeast Purdue Agricultural Center (SEPAC ... on a soil that was traditionally not subsurface- ("tile-") drained. Additional goals were added time and included ...

Nearly half of Iowa’s harvested cropland has tile drainage, according to ag census data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The underground drainage systems help ...

Nearly half of Iowa’s harvested cropland has tile drainage, according to agricultural census data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The underground drainage systems help to boost crop ...

Iowa Learning Farms, in partnership with Iowa State University and Michigan State University, will host two smart agricultural drainage system workshops from noon to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 4, at ...

Nearly half of Iowa’s harvested cropland has tile drainage, according to ag census data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The underground drainage systems help to boost crop productivity, but ...

“Without drainage, agriculture cannot happen in the majority of the Midwest,” said Vinayak Shedekar, an assistant professor of agricultural water management at the Ohio State University. As a result, ...