FARGO, N.D. -- The region's biggest franchise in independent crop consulting is diversifying into field drainage tile installation. Centrol of Twin Valley, Minn., now describes itself as the region's ...

Q. A corner of my garden has poor drainage and I have lost a lot of plants there over the years. A friend told me to put in a dry well. What is a dry well and will that help? A. A dry well is unlikely ...

WEST FARGO -- Tile drainage of farm fields has been cast as a villain that aggravates flooding in the Red River Valley, but also held out as a great hope for better managing runoff to minimize ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Counterintuitive as it may seem, farm fields with the best tile drainage systems generally produced the highest yields during last year's drought, Iowa farmers and other ...

If you have excessive moisture entering your basement through the walls or floor, it’s likely a groundwater issue. The first step in remedying this situation should be examining your gutters, ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Brian Carlson grew up familiar with Iowa agriculture as his father and grandfather farmed in Benton ...