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 ...

Have you ever wondered how much water a drain tile removes? Does a larger outlet pipe drain a field faster? Are there ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Farmers should be on the lookout for roots and sediment clogging their tile drains this year, a Purdue University soil physics specialist advises. Many of the roots are believed ...

Tile drains are controversial. Farmers install the slotted pipes under their crops to drain water faster, extend the growing season, and increase... Jan 27, 2014 — Tile drains are controversial.

WAHPETON, N.D. -- All right, so you're installing tile drainage to improve yields on your farm. Now you might want to think about adding tools for drainage water management, said Gary Sands, an ...

Minnesota’s farmlands are being drain-tiled at a breakneck pace, prompting an often sharp debate that pits better crop yields against runoff and water-quality concerns. To understand how quickly tile ...

DEAR TIM: My last house had a basement that leaked water. I’m building a new home and want my basement as dry as the Atacama Desert. I’m confident that my drain tile was not put in correctly at my ...

Tile drainage is one of the dominant agricultural management practices in the United States and has greatly expanded since the late 1990s. It has proven effects on land surface water balance and ...

FARGO - Officials who deal with farmers' applications for drain tile permits are anxious to see the effect of a new North Dakota law that removes a time-consuming step, but they say it may need some ...