Conservation Drainage Complexities Part 2

Updated June 22, 2022
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Anthony Bly

SDSU Extension Soils Field Specialist

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Produced with contributions by John McMaine , former Griffith Endowed Assistant Professor & SDSU Extension Water Management Engineer.

What can we do to prepare for the future of conservation drainage?

In this week’s episode, John McMaine and Anthony Bly continue the conversation with Dr. Chris Hay, a research scientist with the Iowa Soybean Association, and Dr. Jeppe Kjaersgaard, a research scientist with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. 

Listen to learn about:

  • Other barriers possibly keeping farmers from implementing conservation drainage practices.
  • The idea of environmental credits and environmental certification.
  • The future and automation of conservation drainage practices.
  • The various types of data and how it can be beneficial to everyone.
  • Why it is important to begin preparing a workforce for these practices now.
  • A current conservation drainage project from our own host, Dr. John McMaine.

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