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Seasons past Usually, tiling installation seasons start at “frost-out” in the spring and go until the crop is planted. Work slows down until the start of harvest. “We go until freeze-up, which is normally around Thanksgiving,” Jess said. They typically stop when the frost is eight inches deep, although that is affected by the soil type. Usually, the final week comes when outside temperatures go below zero for a couple of nights. Rain in October and November makes the frost really hard....

Christmas drainage pipe dreams come true Subsurface tile drainage installation typically continues through Thanksgiving, but this year is going on toward Christmas due to warm, snow-free conditions in the Red River Valley. Field Drainage Inc. installs a project near Wahpeton, N.D., where Agweek reported on flooding in July 2016. 5:30 am, Dec. 14, 2020 WAHPETON, N.D. — Dustin Mumm on Dec. 4, 2020, watched a drain tile crew install subsurface drainage on a 400-acre field. He...

Seasons past Usually, tiling installation seasons start at “frost-out” in the spring and go until the crop is planted. Work slows down until the start of harvest. “We go until freeze-up, which is normally around Thanksgiving,” Jess said. They typically stop when the frost is eight inches deep, although that is affected by the soil type. Usually, the final week comes when outside temperatures go below zero for a couple of nights. Rain in October and November makes the frost really hard....

The Mumms have been struggling with wet fields for years. ”Mother Nature hasn’t treated us the greatest in the past 20 years, hasn’t treated us the greatest, providing even rains consistently through the summer,” Mumm said. “We usually get a 4- to 5-inch rain at a time, and this heavy ground is so fine (particles) that the water can’t go through the soil very easily.” Farmland in this region sells for roughly $3,500 to $4,500 per acre. Tile drainage projects run roughly $700 to $1...

AgweekTV Full Show: House Ag leadership, Three Farm Daughters, drain tile, December WASDE AgweekTV this week looks at the House Ag Committees new leadership and the reaction to it, a new food company started by three farm daughters, the gift of being able to install drain tile in December, the December WASDE report and a substitute teacher/wheat advocate. Written By: AgweekTV | 5:30 am, Dec. 12, 2020 AgweekTV this week looks at the House Ag Committees new leadership and the ...