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Drainage Management to Improve Water Quality
and Enhanced Agricultural Production

Why is drainage needed?

Slide 2 - Why is drainage needed?

Text:

  • Due to high water tables, many soils in Illinois need drainage for economical crop
    production:

    • to insure trafficable field conditions

    • to minimize crop stress from excess water

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