Norm
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- Location
- Audlem,S. Cheshire
The first building block to healthy soil.
- Thread starter Norm
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- Location
- Lincolnshire
I look forward to the government subsidising drainage in the name of soil health....
Would be much better for long term sustainability, food production and farm profit than giving money for new high tech stuff and direct drills
- Location
- Lorette Manitoba
Land prices here have gotten to the stage where pipe drainage is becoming cost effective. Over the border in the states where higher land values have been common for longer tile drains are increasing yields by an average of 20% if you believe whats read. That percentage will pay for the pipe in ten years. For a return like that it’s a far better investment than many things plus will make life easier in wetter years. Bigger cost here would be pumping stations running cost as were are very flat.
- Location
- Lincolnshire
When I visited Canada most of it was just flat for miles and miles... does any rainwater landing on your field make it to a river/sea?
- Location
- Lorette Manitoba
I’d say yes. Most of the roadside ditches empty into the seine river which in turn empties into the red river approximately 7 miles away. The red goes into lake Winnipeg.this eventually makes its way to Hudson Bay. the red river valley which I’m in is unbelievable flat. West it’s flat for roughly 60 miles east 15. South it’s going to be close to 200 miles which is almost into s Dakota. Drought isn’t as big of a concern as excess moisture. Red river clay can hold water as good as any soil. It’s major draw back is poor natural drainage.