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A tile contractor uses a backhoe loader to aid installation of a large tile main, with dirt road on left and farm field on the right.
Farm Drainage Series Part 5: Challenges Installing Drainage Tile Mains — Railroads, Highways, and Others
This article is not to be construed as legal advice. Consult with your legal advisor before entering tile agreements.Installing the...
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Farm Drainage Series: Part 4 - Negotiating a Mutual Farm Tile Project: A Joint Tile Main Case Study
Note: This article is not to be construed as legal advice. Consult with your legal advisor before entering tile agreements. Improving...
An old red barn sits in a partially flooded corn field while gray clouds loom overhead.
Farm Drainage Series – Part 3: A Tile Main Multi-Farm Project
Draining excess water from farm fields in Illinois is vital to food and renewable fuel production. However, the lack of adequate farm drainage is a...
Photo shows wide shot of unplanted farm field with the far 2-3 foot edge flooded with rainwater. On the horizon a few trees, blue sky and some billowy clouds are visible.
Farm Drainage Series - Part 2: Why are there so many Ponded Farm Fields?
When heavy rains result in ponded fields, the cause is poor drainage. Old field tiles in poor condition and/or undersized cannot efficiently remove...
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Farm Drainage Series – Part 3:  A tile main multi-farm project
HAVANA, Ill. - Draining excess water from farm fields in Illinois is vital to food and renewable fuel production. However, the lack of adequate farm drainage is a serious problem. Many older farm drainage systems are still in place but are past their viable economic use value due to being...
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Dual Extension program to teach rainscaping practices in Sycamore
SYCAMORE, Ill.— Naturalists and gardeners, homeowners, conservation organizations, stormwater professionals, and landscape consultants are examples of those who can learn how landscape design and management practices reduce pollution from stormwater runoff at a workshop hosted by University of...
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Farm Management: Stand Pipe

Learn the purpose of the stand pipes you see in the middle of fields. The systems can sometimes go several miles. In central Illinois, many of these systems are aging.

Connect with Kevin Brooks, Illinois Extension Farm Business Management and Marketing Educator at ...

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