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 ...

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 ...

Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a five-story series that will examine the slow progress being made on reducing harmful agricultural runoff from the Mississippi River basin, which causes a ...

After nearly two decades of wet fields and reduced yields, tile drainage appeals to a growing number of area farmers. Tile drainage was among the topics at the Northwest Farm Managers Association's ...

Doug Doughty feeds his livestock June 2 in Livingston County, Mo. In addition to his 1,200-acre crop operation, Doughty owns roughly 20 cattle, two horses and a collection of farm cats and dogs. He ...

A four-year study of the response of dry edible beans to drainage and fungicide treatment appears to show that wider spacings are as effective as narrow spacings at reducing plant stress “Even at 60 ...

Counterintuitive as it may seem, farm fields with the best tile drainage systems generally produced the highest yields during last year's drought, area farmers and other experts say. “I saw that right ...

Back then drain tile was made from clay, giving it the color and texture of those ubiquitous terra cotta pots found in our windowsills, porches and gardens. A homegrown tile industry was possible due ...