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Purdue Hosts Conservation Drainage Field Day June 17

2014-06-13 01:40:00| National Hog Farmer

Source: Purdue University A two-stage conservation drainage ditch and nitrate-reducing system will be showcased at a June 17 field day sponsored by Purdue Extension. The Conservation Drainage Field Day will be held 9-10:30 a.m. at the Throckmorton Purdue Agricultural Center at 8348 U.S. 231, south of Lafayette. A two-stage ditch and denitrifying bioreactor were installed at the center in 2012 to gauge their water quality impacts. Recent results will be revealed at the field day. read more

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Farm Design Software offers automatic drainage pipe sizing.

2014-06-03 14:30:55| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

Working with Trimble® WM-Drain® farm drainage solution, Farm Works™ Surface Software provides recommended drainage pipe sizes for system design, as well as estimate on cost and material required. Diameters are recommended for all pipes within drainage network based on terrain, depth, pipe materials, and drainage coefficient, which represents how much water will be drained from field within 24 hr. Users can view chart of where pipe is placed as well as where constraints need to be modified. This story is related to the following:Agricultural and Farming ProductsSearch for suppliers of: Agricultural Software |

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Cut drought, drown-out risk with drainage improvement, additional irrigation

2014-03-15 02:14:00| Corn & Soybean Digest

Combat weather extremes As weather extremes become more common, the Alversons, who farm in South Dakota, have taken steps to protect their farms productive capacity. Theyve added drainage tile, plus irrigation on fields with lighter soils. Theyve also retooled their equipment lineup for quicker planting. read more

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Farmer alters crop rotation, drainage to cut weather extreme risks

2014-02-07 21:34:00| Corn & Soybean Digest

Opts out of continuous corn The combination of weather extremes and disease and insect pressure have been especially hard on continuous corn, which took a 40-bushel per acre yield hit in 2010, 2011 and 2012 compared to rotated corn. For me the answer was to go back to a 50:50 corn-bean rotation, says Gary Niemeyer. It had been 85:15. read more

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