This helps farmers quantify the cost of poor drainage - comparing poor yields, year after year, with the benefits of a corrugated polyethylene pipe drainage system. In turn, farmers can adjust their drainage patterns to ensure that every square foot of land benefits from optimum moisture and drainage conditions. Installing proper field drainage is worth the initial investment. Every other decision you make about your crop program is going to disappoint you if the field doesn't drain properly. There is great concern today about the impact of agricultural chemical runoff on our environment.
Communities perceive unchecked groundwater runoff as potentially hazardous.
A well-planned drainage system helps growers sell their ability to control farm chemicals on the farm. The grower bears the full cost of drainage only once - at construction. The return goes on season after season.