Water management engineer working to increase implementation of conservation drainage strategies for ag production and water quality
Iowa, USA
Joined October 2010
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Do you have drainage control structures? Try this new slick app for stop log settings! Part of our @USDA_NRCS #CIG project for #Bioreactors and #SaturatedBuffers. We're working to improve management guidance.
Want help figuring out the stoplog settings for your @AgriDrainCorp water control structure? There’s an app for that. Check it out here: analytics.iasoybeans.com/coo… #ConservationDrainage
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Catch a glimpse of an emerging practice on a farm near Lake City. The site is one of three evaluating drainage water recycling as part of a multi-year research project >> youtube.com/watch?v=z7mnNi61…
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The ISA RCFI team hit the road this week to get a glimpse at an emerging practice on a farm near Lake City. The site is one of three evaluating drainage water recycling as part of a multi-year research project. Keep an eye out for an upcoming behind the scenes look at the site!
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Installing an edge-of-field practice has never been easier now that funding is available to add a saturated buffer to your land if you live in the North Raccoon River Watershed. Learn more and get the process started here >> iasoybeans.com/research/nort…
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ISA Senior Research Scientist Chris Hay, PhD, recently visited an ongoing research project that's studying automated saturated buffer systems. Knowledge gained by the research will help reduce nutrient loads into the Mississippi River to address Gulf of Mexico hypoxia issues.
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Reservoirs (ponds) used in drainage water recycling (storing drained water for re-use in irrigation) can be combined with wetlands & provide "wildlife benefits" (habitat), and/or be used for "floatovoltaics" (solar power). -@chrishhay, 2021 Drainage Research Forum
ALT screenshot of Chris Hay at left (in front of "Gateway Hotel & Conference Center, in navy sweater), floating (bull?) frog in middle, and floating solar panels in pond (surrounded by dry grass) at right.
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Chris Hay with @IowaSoybeans is presenting on managing water for crop production, water quality and other values. More resources for conservation drainage:
conservationdrainage.net/our…
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Drainage water recycling reduces yield variability while improving water quality. Here's a great explanation of how it works: transformingdrainage.org/pra…
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Setup and ready for the 20th IA-MN-SD Drainage Research Forum @chrishhay @SDSUExtWaterMan @Sands_BBE @LPeaseUMN
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Iowa is hosting the 2021 Drainage Research Forum Nov 23 in Ames. Hear latest results and updates from drainage research projects with retrospective on 20 years of the forum and #TransformingDrainage mini-symposium. More info and registration at regcytes.extension.iastate.e…
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We're planning some #Bioreactor tracks so stay posted! #EdgeOfField #Woodchip #Denitrification #AllTheRightWords
Save the date for the 11th International Drainage Symposium, August 30 - September 2, 2022, in Des Moines, Iowa. This event is held in partnership with SWCS and @ASABEorg. Visit swcs.org/22IDS for updates.
Chris Hay retweeted
Save the date for the 11th International Drainage Symposium, August 30 - September 2, 2022, in Des Moines, Iowa. This event is held in partnership with SWCS and @ASABEorg. Visit swcs.org/22IDS for updates.
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Register now for the Drainage Research Forum: z.umn.edu/791v Learn about the latest agricultural drainage research in Minnesota, Iowa, and South Dakota. In-person and virtual options available. @LPeaseUMN @UMNExt @UMNswac @SDSUExtWaterMan @ISUAgWaterMgmt @chrishhay #MNag
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After this past year, we all know the impact water 💧 can have on your soybeans.
In this latest State of Soy, we visit Agri Drain Corporation to talk about the importance of keeping nutrients and water in your fields during the dry months.
youtube.com/watch?v=dn7XBXXn…
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The water cycle plays an important role in #agriculture. Find out how recycling agricultural drainage water in humid regions of the U.S. can make an impact. @ASABEorg ow.ly/pDyY50FNFFf
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What if you could take your excess tile water, hold on to it and use it later in the growing season when you could use more rain? Listen to this month's research spotlight with Chris Hay to see how. Full interview at: iasoybeans.com/newsroom/audi…
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If you’re like many Iowa farmers, you have areas in your fields that never seem to drain well. What if you could put that water to work for you? A new resource helps farmers estimate the potential benefits of capturing drained agricultural water. iasoybeans.com/newsroom/arti…
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Great explanation of woodchip bioreactors by @IL_DrainDrop on recent @scifri! ISA’s senior research scientist Chris Hay was co-author on new article reviewing the effectiveness of this practice for reducing nitrate loss. Read it here: elibrary.asabe.org/abstract.…
Each summer there’s an ecological dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico caused by fertilizer runoff from farms along the Mississippi River. Learn how a bioreactor made with the humble wood chip might help.
sciencefriday.com/segments/w…
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Each summer there’s an ecological dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico caused by fertilizer runoff from farms along the Mississippi River. Learn how a bioreactor made with the humble wood chip might help.
sciencefriday.com/segments/w…
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Did you catch this brilliant segment last week on Science Friday? Thx @sciencewritr for giving this promising research the attention it deserves. And thx Dr. Christianson for being a great ag/bio engineering communicator! sciencefriday.com/segments/w… @IL_DrainDrop @scifri
