2019 Indiana CCA Conference Session Details

Session
Title: T4
Date: Tue Dec 17, 2019
Time: 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM
Moderator: N/A
Transforming Drainage to Meet Tomorrow’s Water Management Challenges

Managing water for agriculture is an increasing challenge, with drainage needed for high productivity on about 50% of Indiana cropland while the potential is growing for both flooding in spring and water deficit during the summer. This presentation will discuss strategies for facing these challenges. Attendees will learn about new drainage systems that may include the potential to store drained water within the landscape to increase the sustainability of water for agriculture, based on research across the Corn Belt.  

Jane Frankenberger (speaker)
Professor
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN 47907
US
Dr. Jane Frankenberger is a professor of agricultural and biological engineering, who has been researching drainage in Indiana and the Midwest for 24 years. Currently she leads the 8-state Transforming Drainage project (http://transformingdrainage.org) that coordinates research on innovative drainage practices that store water in the landscape to improve water quality and increase crop yield.
Length (approx): 50 min