WORTHINGTON, Minn. -- For years, conservationists in Minnesota have been concerned about agricultural drainage of Minnesota's farmlands. Miles upon miles of underground tile have been installed ...

Doug Doughty feeds his livestock June 2 in Livingston County, Mo. In addition to his 1,200-acre crop operation, Doughty owns roughly 20 cattle, two horses and a collection of farm cats and dogs. He ...

AMES, Iowa – Massive networks of drains, pipes and tiles that enable food production on much of the world’s most productive cropland are due for expansion and replacement to meet the demands of ...

Increasing scarcity of natural resources ****The demand for safe and healthy food is rapidly increasing. The world population is growing and is projected to reach 9.8 billion in 2050. How do we ...

In a new study, scientists have estimated that a new conservation practice known as saturated buffers could reduce nitrogen from agricultural drainage by 5 to 10 percent. Every summer, a "dead zone" ...

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 ...

AMES, Iowa - Massive networks of drains, pipes and tiles that enable food production on much of the world's most productive cropland are due for expansion and replacement to meet the demands of ...

Accommodating both agricultural drainage and the environmental benefits of preserving wetlands is a complex balancing act, which has many involved groups saying there is no simple solution in sight.

The Blue Earth River is 50 percent wider along its entire length than it was seven decades ago, largely because a generation of artificial drainage on the surrounding landscape has doubled the flow of ...

The massive underground infrastructure that allows farmers to cultivate crops on much of the world's most productive land has outlived its design life and should be updated, according to a new study.