The tiling irrigation system, the same one that saved some of Fast’s corn crop, came under scrutiny as partly to blame for the flooding itself. Even before the floodwaters washing across south central ...

The corn succumbing to the forks of Brandon Fast’s combine this autumn morning is green. It shouldn’t be. But the floods of June are finally being felt. “Two years ago, this was 270 bushel an acre,” ...

Researchers from Iowa State University have partnered with Michigan State University to develop a robot that can detect nitrates and monitor the condition of drainage tiles to help farmers better ...