Study looks at effects of drain tile on yields and nutrient loss

Study looks at effects of drain tile on yields and nutrient loss

Tile drainage did not result in a gain or loss of nitrogen that was great enough to reduce or add the fertilizer to the crops planted on them, the results of a University of Minnesota study conducted at the Northwest Research and Outlook Center in Crookston concluded. Meanwhile, the tile drainage improved soybean yields during both wet and dry years, said Lindsay Pease, University of Minnesota Extension specialist in nutrient and water managemen…