Indiana CCA Conference 2024 Presentation
 
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Wed, Dec 18, 2024
10:00am to 10:50am

Wed, Dec 18, 2024
3:00pm to 3:50pm

Conservation Drainage and Water Management for Tomorrow’s Agriculture

Managing water is an important aspect of crop production, and in Indiana tile drainage has been installed on about half of all cropland. Drainage enables soils with poor natural drainage to achieve higher potential yields, but also has negative impacts on water quality downstream. Conservation drainage combines the benefits of artificial drainage with various enhancements to reduce nutrient losses, and in some cases increase yield. This presentation will present the latest information on drainage and how conservation practices can benefit both  increase resilience on drained agricultural land.

Speaker

Jane Frankenberger

Professor and Extension Agricultural Engineer
Purdue University
Biography

Dr. Frankenberger leads an extension and research program focused on protecting water quality while maintaining agricultural productivity. Her research has advanced conservation drainage design, watershed management, and soil and water conservation strategies, while delivering tools and strategies to stakeholders who can use them to inform decision making. She has a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from Cornell University and is a Fellow of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers.