Content by Anthony Bly
Fall Soil Sampling
With fertilizer prices on the rise, it’s more important than ever to understand your soil test levels and crop response to applied fertilizers. Fall is a great time to soil sample before freeze up.
Managing Water with Soil Health
If we are seeing so many benefits to drainage and soil health systems, why isn’t everybody doing it? Can we see a win-win-win situation when looking at habitat, agronomy, and water quality in a system?
Soil Health & Drainage - Complementary tools from conflicting views
What is the relationship between soil health and drainage? How have different agricultural practices adjusted the landscape over time?
Constructed Wetlands: Mitigation, Credit Where Credit is Due
This week on Streamlines we join John McMaine and Anthony Bly for their continued discussion of constructed wetlands.
Constructed Wetlands: Engineering Nature’s Filter
How do constructed wetlands emulate the natural process of a wetland? In what ways do the different designs of a constructed wetland have to meet the needs of the area?
Subsurface Drip Irrigation: Increased Efficiency for Irrigation and Nutrient Delivery
Subsurface drip irrigation maintenance, lifespan, and cost, the variables that can impact subsurface drip irrigation design.
Subsurface Drip Irrigation: Worth the Investment?
What is subsurface drip irrigation, and how does it differ from subirrigation?
Subirrigation
Why is it important to know what the system needs before installing subirrigation?
Balancing Controlled Drainage
Will controlled drainage help maintain a healthy nutrient cycle with extreme weather changes and improve yield and water quality?
Controlled Drainage Logistics
How is controlled drainage a beneficial conservation practice in maintaining the water in your fields?