Agriculture Education Blog

What to know about tiling when it comes to water quality concerns

April 27th, 2017

By Sara Hewitt, Farmer, Ag Educator, & Marketing Director of Hewitt Drainage Equipment Prinsco Customer & Guest Blogger   Would you know what agricultural drainage was if you weren’t in the industry? Water quality issues continue to dominate the headlines […]

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Get your spring tiling projects started with planning & ordering

March 14th, 2017

By Sara Hewitt, Farmer, Ag Educator, & Marketing Director of Hewitt Drainage Equipment PRINSCO CUSTOMER & GUEST BLOGGER With spring fast approaching, now is the time to plan for spring tiling needs. Planning ahead is essential to the success of […]

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When planning your buffer strips, consider the benefits of saturated buffers

December 6th, 2016

By Sara Hewitt, Farmer, Ag Educator, & Marketing Director of Hewitt Drainage Equipment PRINSCO CUSTOMER & GUEST BLOGGER In Minnesota, the updated buffer strip law requires implementation of 50 foot buffer strips on public waters which by definition includes rivers, […]

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Preparing for extreme weather events using tiling as a powerful risk management tool

November 7th, 2016

By Sara Hewitt, Farmer, Ag Educator, & Marketing Director of Hewitt Drainage Equipment PRINSCO CUSTOMER & GUEST BLOGGER In September, areas of Minnesota received over 10 inches of rainfall over the span of two days. This caused significant flooding, damage […]

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Take-aways from September’s Ag & Animal Science Conference in Willmar, Minnesota

October 26th, 2016

The Urgent Need to Manage Water & Communicate our Story  By Sara Hewitt, Farmer, Ag Educator, & Marketing Director of Hewitt Drainage EquipmentPRINSCO CUSTOMER & GUEST BLOGGER I recently attended the Ag and Animal Science Conference in Willmar, Minnesota, on […]

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WHY TILE?

November 30th, 2015

A FREE SEMINAR SERIES ACROSS ALBERTA & SASKATCHEWAN DECEMBER 7 – 9, 2015 Join NextGen Drainage Solutions, Prinsco Canada and Hans Kandel, NDSU State Agronomist, for a free, 90 minute seminar to learn how subsurface drainage can positively impact: yields field access […]

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We have lift off!

July 16th, 2014

Your Prinsco Marketing Team is proud to announce that we have “Lift Off” of our new website! The newly designed site is now live. Thanks to all of you who gave us feedback, support and help with the many details. 

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Subsurface Water Management and Your 2013 Weather Challenges: “It was too wet, then too dry!”

September 12th, 2013

By Eric Stearns, Agricultural Conservation Engineer, Prinsco As harvest draws near, it’s a great time to reflect on the challenges of our 2013 growing season. While spring brought extremely wet weather to much of the Midwest, water was scarce in […]

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What is the role of subsurface water management in flooding?

July 26th, 2013

By Eric Stearns, Agricultural Conservation Engineer, PrinscoThe cause of flooding in our Midwestern states has been a topic of much discussion in recent years. While it is easy to point fingers at agricultural water management systems, and there’s no doubt […]

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Prinsco’s New Conservation Engineer Focuses on Agricultural Market

July 17th, 2013

Eric Stearns joined the growing Prinsco Engineering Team in early 2013 with specialized training and a focus on the agricultural market. As a Conservation Engineer, Eric will provide technical services for the support and use of our products, along with […]

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