Farming Video | Drain Tile Benefits in Heavy Clay Fields Explained

27 Apr 250m 54s

Matt Miles demonstrates the advantages of using drain tile in a pattern-drained clay field set for rice planting. The field, known for its heavy clay soil—described as Play-Doh-like—is drying at the same rate as a nearby sandier field, thanks to the drain tile installation. This synchronized drying allows for earlier planting and consistent maturity between the two fields.

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00:00:00 So guys, we're, we're in our a DS, uh, pattern drain tile field. Same thing as last year. 00:00:05 We're about to come in here and plant rice. This is the, the Porsche ground. This is the clay I was showing Jack. 00:00:11 You know, it's just like Play-Doh. We can make any kinda little design we wanna make that come from two inches below. 00:00:17 The soil field, above it on the north side is a sandier field. And, you know, so the, the, 00:00:24 the deal here is this heavy clay field that we're in right now is drying up at the same time as the sand field. 00:00:29 So that, that allows me to get in here and plant it earlier, do all the things I need to do earlier. 00:00:34 Also, these two fields are kind of joinin at the hip, so that gives me an opportunity 00:00:38 to plant both of 'em at the same time. Maturities will be the same, harvest will be the same. Length of rows will be a half a mile instead of a quarter. 00:00:45 So the, uh, drain tile so far second year, uh, 00:00:48.575 --> 00:00:49.495

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