On this episode of The Water Table podcast, Jamie sits down with Dr. Ehsan Ghane of Michigan State University to talk about the recent US Census which is reporting a decrease in acreage with tile drainage across the Midwest. Are the numbers accurate, or is there more at play? And while we’re on the subject of numbers, learn why long term is better for agricultural research.
Chapters & Episode Topics:
00:00 Today on TWT
00:14 Welcome Dr. Ehsan Ghane
01:07 Pipe perforations, an update
02:40 When will we see results?
03:30 Census numbers – are they crazy?
05:12 Data gathering
06:00 Very surprising numbers
07:20 An educated guess
08:20 Huge uncertainty in the data
09:15 A drop in responses
11:00 Conservation drainage and phosphorus
12:20 It’s so variable
13:40 Saturated buffers
14:40 Lowering blooms in Lake Erie
15:15 Long-term is key
16:17 Seven years and counting
16:45 What has changed?
18:00 To the extremes
19:15 The last word – tools for specific farms
About the Guest:
Dr. Ehsan Ghane teaches Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering at Michigan State University, along with performing extensive research into drainage pipe pattern and style, and how those things play into increased water quality and crop yield. He holds a Ph.D. from Ohio State University and spent time at the University of Minnesota in the department of Soil, Water and Climate.
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