Digging Deeper into Drainage Tile

Introduction (Recording 1/10) (Airing 1/24)Thank you for listeningFarm4Profit episode vs Farm4Fun EpisodeThank you again for suggesting topics for us to talk about on the podcast and keep them coming. Send those to [e-mail] or find us all over social media.We greatly appreciate your help in growing our audience.The listener review today is brought to you by BW Fusion. They are combining best-in-class products along with BW 365 soil / tissue program, provides growers the tools and resources necessary to identify limiting factors and address them accordingly in real-time with results-focused interventions, to maximize yield potential and ROI.Robert Bray – Listened to all your episodes and they are quite entertaining!YOU can now review us on Spotify!Commercial: John DeereWhat’s Working in AG (Geringhoff)Craig Lee – Director of Sales for North AmericaAdaptive Flex Technology (AFT) is our newest corn head specially designed for harvesting in terraces and hilly terrains. The AFT head has a pivot point in the center of the frame that gives farmers the flexibility to adapt their corn head to the contours of the land while maximizing yield potentials in difficult landscapes.The AFT is specially designed for maximizing yield potentials when harvesting corn in terraces and hilly terrains.Flex range ± 8 degrees12 row head = 50” total flex range16 row head = 68” total flex rangeAdaptive Flex Technology (AFT) is offered with NorthStar, NorthStar XDC, and Rota Disc processingGeringhoff. They are head of the class no matter the crop and product to be the anchor partner of the Farm4profit PodcastPART 2 of Our #1 most requested topic – The field tile exploration (Does it always pay?)We will see how this goes as it might become a multi-part episode2nd show – Randy Nessman - master pipe layerRandy manages a drain tile company currently after working in dairy farming, custom harvesting, spraying, fertilizing, and even building grain handling equipment. At 19 years old, he joined the local fire department. Giving back to his community is second nature to Randy. Randy relies on this variety of experience when he co-hosts "Off The Husk", a podcast started in October of 2019 with a mission to become a national voice for agriculture. When he’s not working, he spends time with his wife and two boys.Refresher…….What is drainage tile?Drain tile is a system of pipes with perforations or holes that channels water away from intended areasField tile is tubing, or pipe buried in the ground to convey subsurface water to an outlet such as a stream or ditchUses Outlets and inlets strategicallyWhy do we install drainage tile?The purpose of subsurface drainage is to lower the water table in the soil. The major reason for installing subsurface drainage is to improve the productivity of the farmland. Higher yields translate into more returns. Tile is not a luxury, it’s a necessityIs this trueEverywhere?How does tile help the customers you work with and your family?Do you know of tile being used in southern regions?Used with orchard cropsUsed in connection with irrigationVarious types of tiling patternsTile drainage should be designed so the water table between tile lines can be lowered within 24 hours after a rain to a level that will not cause crop injury. The herringbone system (b) consists of parallel tile laterals that enter the main at an angle, usually from both sides. This system is used for long, relatively narrow wet areas such as those next to flat drainageways. The parallel or gridiron system (a) is similar to the herringbone system except that the laterals enter the main from only one side. This system is used on flat, regularly shaped fields with uniform soil types. The double-main system (c) is a modification of the gridiron and herringbone systems. It is used where a depression, which is frequently a natural watercourse, divides the field. A random system (d) is used where the topography is undulating or rolling and contains isolated wet areas. How do you know what style of tile pattern to use on your farm?Who helps with this?Can you pre-plan and install later?Iowa has prairie potholes with very little slope What Software is used – are there different kinds?How are things mapped, planned out, how accurate is this?Various installation methodsPlowTrencherExcavatorAre there any benefits to one over the other?Could they all be necessary for one job?Covid-19 causing supply chain issues?Tile?Connectors?Other?Transportation delays?Tile Drainage Inspection and Maintenance – if we have tile what should we be doing to make sure we maximize that investment?You should inspect your tile drainage system regularly and conduct maintenance when required. Prompt repair of any drain failure will keep the system in working order and prevent permanent damage to the entire system.1) Inspection – Subsurface drainage systems do not require extensive maintenance, but the ...