Produced with contributions by John McMaine, former Griffith Endowed Assistant Professor & SDSU Extension Water Management Engineer.
How is controlled drainage a beneficial conservation practice in maintaining the water in your fields?
John McMaine and Anthony Bly introduce Controlled Drainage and discuss the following:
- Nitrate load reduction performance
- How controlled drainage reduces load even if it doesn’t reduce concentration
- Type of fields that control drainage works best on
- Potential for automated controlled drainage
- Ideal land conditions for controlled drainage to act as a cost effective tool
Joining us for this week’s episode is Dr. Matt Helmers, director of the Iowa Nutrient Research Center at Iowa State University and Dr. Jeffrey Strock, a professor at the Southwest Research and Outreach Center.
