Drainage tiles about 4 feet below the ground surface are used throughout the Midwest to drain soils that are seasonally to perennially wet. They enable earlier planting, improve soil aeration and ...

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 ...

Tiling in Wisconsin is especially beneficial during years with high precipitation. But it may cause other unintended impacts.

MOORHEAD, Minn.-Farmer Scott Gillespie of Johnson, near the headwaters of the Red River in far western Minnesota, said farmers can't just do it by themselves in trying to control flooding in the ...

MOORHEAD, Minn.--Farmer Scott Gillespie of Johnson, near the headwaters of the Red River in far western Minnesota, said farmers can't just do it by themselves in trying to control flooding in the ...

An interesting story is developing in western Iowa. I've been hearing bits and pieces of it from my sister, who lives on our family farm. The local and Des Moines newspapers have been full of stories ...

Join the 28,000 people who count on Daily Digger for local news. Delivered Monday-Saturday mornings. The Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets has filed a final update to farm water quality rules ...

There’s not much doubt that Osage’s Dallas Kuper is a man with a plan. The former Osage High School wrestling standout and 2008 graduate of Iowa State University has started a new local business ...

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 ...