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AMES, Iowa – Massive networks of drains, pipes and tiles that enable food production on much of the world’s most productive cropland are due for expansion and replacement to meet the demands of ...

High land values, wet weather and low crop prices have prompted a surge in drainage operations on UK arable farms, resulting in yield increases of up to 35%. A survey of 400 growers, conducted at ...

Knowledge of local drainage schemes, and their effectiveness, will provide insight. Test pits of at least 2.5 metres deep should be excavated. Soil type should be established and the rate and depth of ...

Yet today, outside of farming circles, the mere existence of field drainage seems largely unknown, while many of those in the ...