Archive for 2012
Subsurface Drainage Instead of CRP?
September 21st, 2012
By Jamie Duininck, Vice President of Sales, Prinsco In the 1985 Farm Bill, the United State Department of Agriculture (USDA) implemented the modern day Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), a national effort to ensure water quality and protect habitats for native […]
Two Reasons to Use Controlled Drainage Technology
September 12th, 2012
By Jamie Duininck, Vice President of Sales, Prinsco Controlled drainage technology has been used in agricultural tiling systems for some time, yet is still widely misunderstood. Controlled drainage generally refers to using water level control structures as a part of […]
Withstanding a Lack of Moisture Requires Deep Roots
July 31st, 2012
By Jamie Duininck, Vice President of Sales, Prinsco It has been quite a year so far! At the beginning of 2012 there was promise of a huge corn crop, with American farmers planting over 96 million acres and expecting to […]
Standing up for Iowa’s Tile Drainage System
March 27th, 2012
The following editorial appeared in the Iowa Farm Bureau “Spokesman” last year. It was written by Dirck Steimel and was re-posted with his permission. Along with many of Iowa’s Farm Bureau county presidents, I recently got a firsthand look at […]
What a difference a year makes!
March 14th, 2012
By Jamie Duininck, Vice President of Sales, Prinsco It is early March in Central Minnesota, and just a year ago we still had several feet of snow on the ground. Today, much of our snow is gone and we are […]
Narrow Slot vs. Sock in the Red River Valley
January 19th, 2012
By Jamie Duininck, Vice President of Sales, Prinsco As you probably know, agriculture drainage in the Red River Valley has an extra challenge as compared to the rest of the Midwest. Soil conditions can vary widely throughout the area, even […]