WORTHINGTON, Minn. -- For years, conservationists in Minnesota have been concerned about agricultural drainage of Minnesota's farmlands. Miles upon miles of underground tile have been installed ...

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 ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship announced the last seven agricultural drainage ...

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 ...

A 136 acre wetland was created in Humboldt County as final seven ag drainage wells were closed. (Photo from Iowa Ag Secretary @MikeNaigIA X account.) A state-led effort to identify and close dozens of ...

MITCHELL, S.D. -- Teddi Mueller, who handles industry and legislative matters for the South Dakota Corn Growers Association, says an all-but-failed bill that would standardize drainage permits ...

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 ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded nearly $5 million in grant funding for a program that helps create, enhance or restore wetlands. Iowa has received a part of that grant funding for a ...

In a new study, scientists have estimated that a new conservation practice known as saturated buffers could reduce nitrogen from agricultural drainage by 5 to 10 percent. Every summer, a "dead zone" ...

The massive underground infrastructure that allows farmers to cultivate crops on much of the world's most productive land has outlived its design life and should be updated, according to a new study.

Closed agricultural drainage wells have a cover like this. (Photo courtesy of Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship) The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship announced the ...