In many areas, the words “drainage” and “tile” are synonymous. But for farmers such as Leon Wendte—a retired soil conservationist who farms with his brother Roy in south-central Illinois near Altamont ...

BUXTON, N.D. -- Advanced Drainage Systems Inc. of Hilliard, Ohio, fired up the first new drainage pipe manufacturing plant in the central Red River Valley in mid-March. Drain tile installation has ...

BUXTON, N.D. -- On Dec. 15, Ross Johnson of Mayville, N.D., showed a visitor around a 10-year-old building he's bought that soon will contain businesses related to field tiling. Originally, this was ...

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