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The Water Table

Jamie Duininck

A place to learn about agricultural water management topics that impact our industry. Jamie Duininck hosts thought-provoking discussions with a wide variety of experts on topics such as drainage best practices, product standards, conservation efforts, land values, crop health, economic impact, system design, and safety issues.

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169 episodes

  1. Stacking farm data to find your best tile ROI 29:53
  2. Why mental health is a farm safety issue 33:49
  3. Biochar, buffers, and the fight against flooding 35:21
  4. First-gen contractors: two paths into drainage 20:57
  5. What can farmers expect? An Ag economist's perspective 32:21
  6. Preserving the soil profile with v-plow installs 23:02
  7. Resin pricing nine weeks into the Iran war… an honest update 40:27
  8. Putting controlled drainage to the test 43:19
  9. The Iran war and pipe prices 48:43
  10. Facing it Together: Mental Health in Agriculture 31:49
  11. Minnesota's Coolest Drainage Plots 37:21
  12. 2025 Wrapped: A Year in Ag Water Management 16:03
  13. Clean Water is Everyone's Responsibility | #140 28:22
  14. #139 | Right Place, Right Time; Conservation Hitting The Mark 28:27
  15. #138 | Set It & Forget It… Making Controlled Water Management Accessible 47:11
  16. #137 | Harvest Check-in 2025: Yields All Over the Map 34:34
  17. #136 | From Worry to Water Management: How Fairgoers Feel About Water Quality 29:19
  18. #135 | A Fair Deal: Recycling & Giving Plastics New Life 15:51
  19. #134 | Beyond the Squeeze Test: How Unseen Variables Cost Farmers 20:55
  20. #133 | Perspectives on Pipe Quality: Delivering Generations of Yield 38:24
  21. Special Announcement! ATV Winner & Ag Industry Update 17:32
  22. #132 | Ducks Unlimited: Balancing Wetland Conservation & Agricultural Production 34:03
  23. #131 | Schwartz Farms: A Business Built On Shared Purpose & Embracing Change 41:08
  24. #130 | Community-Driven Conservation: Bridging Gaps, Building Resilience 29:24
  25. #129 | The Tipping Point: Accelerating Agricultural Water Quality & Soil Retention 10:51
  26. #128 | Bridging the Divide: Tenant Farmers, Landowners & Conservation Decisions 10:24
  27. #127 | Cover Crops & No-Till: A Conservationist’s Perspective 25:48
  28. #126 | From the Ground Up: A Legacy of Breaking Barriers & Land Stewardship 1:14:17
  29. #125 | A 30-Year Career in Conservation & Innovation: From NRCS to Family Farms 20:13
  30. #124 | Who Pays? The Impact of Tariffs on U.S. and Canadian Ag 32:57
  31. #123 | Drainage Contractors' Questions Answered - The Water Table LIVE! 31:38
  32. #122 | Drainage in Ontario: Balancing Agriculture & the Environment 40:13
  33. #121 | Navigating the Challenges & Opportunities of Being a Farmer 26:34
  34. #120 | One Good Idea: An Educational Clearinghouse for Farmers 21:42
  35. #119 | Revolutionizing Drainage– Improving Infrastructure with Technology 20:49
  36. #118 | Accidental Advocate for the Drainage Industry 21:35
  37. #117 | That’s a Wrap: Our Top Episodes from 2024! 29:52
  38. #116 | A Unified Voice & Vision for Ag Water Management 32:01
  39. #115 | How Will the 2024 Election Results Impact Ag? 28:28
  40. #114 | Crumbling Ag Drainage Infrastructure = Unique Upgrade Opportunities 29:48
  41. #113 | Drainage Water Recycling: Creating Resiliency Amidst Dwindling Resources 33:56
  42. #112 | A Five Generation Farm; One Woman’s Journey Home 33:52
  43. #111 | Drainage Contractors— The MVPs of Water Management 13:31
  44. #110 | Bridging the Gap Between Water Management Research & Application 17:24
  45. #109 | The Positive Ripple Effect of Drainage on Rural Communities 15:35
  46. #108 | An Ag Real Estate Perspective On Tiling, Watersheds & Wetlands 47:38
  47. #107 | Drainage Summit & Crumbling Infrastructure: Why Collaboration is Key 34:14
  48. #106 | Behind the Lawsuit Against the USDA Over Swampbuster Statute 22:51
  49. #105 | Is Tile Drainage Decreasing, Or Do Numbers Sometimes Lie? 21:23
  50. #104 | Worldwide Conservation, Water Quality and Woody Harrelson 45:58