Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a five-story series that will examine the slow progress being made on reducing harmful ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A farm field tile outlet. Researchers from Iowa State University have partnered with Michigan State University to develop a robot ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Creeks are protected waterways in Iowa. (Photo by Jared Strong/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Underground drainage tiling apparently ...

URBANA, Ill. (AP) -- Fish in the Gulf of Mexico might one day owe their lives to researchers at the University of Illinois, who are testing devices that can break down nitrates in drainage from farm ...

WEST FARGO -- Tile drainage of farm fields has been cast as a villain that aggravates flooding in the Red River Valley, but also held out as a great hope for better managing runoff to minimize ...

BUXTON, N.D. - Thousands of miles of plastic pipe are being buried under farm fields every year in the Red River Valley, as farmers invest in technology to drain fields to get a faster start on ...

The research team, led by Illinois Sustainable Technology Center research scientist Wei Zheng, left, and ISTC postdoctoral researcher Hongxu Zhou, added a “designer biochar” water-treatment component ...

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 ...

WAHPETON, N.D. — Dustin Mumm on Dec. 4, 2020, watched a drain tile crew install subsurface drainage on a 400-acre field. He was as ecstatic as kid watching presents piling up under the tree. “I just ...

As most kids know, a big pile of mud can be a load of fun. But not for farmers. Muddy fields mean too much water. And too much water means crops might not grow well. Farmers often install underground ...

URBANA, Ill. (AP) -- Fish in the Gulf of Mexico might one day owe their lives to researchers at the University of Illinois, who are testing devices that can break down nitrates in drainage from farm ...