From India to the Heartland, Dr. Vinayak Shedekar joins us from the NACADE convention in Des Moines, Iowa, to have a conversation about water quality, soil health and the International Drainage Hall of Fame. Listen in as guest host Trey Allis and Dr. Shedekar discuss smart drainage systems and how information is power when it comes to agriculture water management on this episode of The Water Table.
About the Guest:
Dr. Vinayak Shedekar is a Research Scientist in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering at the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. He is currently assessing field-to-watershed-scale impacts of implementing BMPs such as cover crops, denitrifying bioreactors, and drainage water management on hydrology and water quality. He is also co-leading a statewide Extension signature program focused on soil health, and currently oversees the International Drainage Hall of Fame.
International Drainage Hall of Fame:
https://u.osu.edu/hshw/drainage/drainage-hall-of-fame/#:~:text=The%20%E2%80%9CDrainage%20Hall%20of%20Fame,and%20research%20on%20agricultural%20drainage.
Overholt Drainage School:
https://u.osu.edu/hshw/drainage/overholt-drainage-education-and-research-program/overholt-drainage-school/
Healthy Soil, Healthy Water:
https://u.osu.edu/hshw/
Episode Topics:
00:32 Welcome from Jamie Duininck
02:15 Welcome to Dr. Vinayak Shedekar
03:00 From India to the Heartland
04:25 What’s it like in Ohio?
06:00 Looking at drainage for cover crops
06:46 20-plus benefits for drainage
07:42 Drainage tools in the toolbox
08:55 Controlled drainage vs. smart drainage
10:30 Water quality issues
13:00 Scaling it up
13:45 Adopting practices and the hurdles
15:15 Information is power
15:45 International Drainage Hall of Fame
19:40 Automated control structures
22:30 Erratic weather events
23:30 Bringing water management into the technological revolution
25:45 Overholt Drainage School
27:35 Ag students = hard workers
29:04 It’s all about a system
30:30 Know where to go for the information
32:30 The future of ag water management
36:00 Final thoughts
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