April 7-8, 2021, Virtual Meeting
This virtual meeting brought together drainage and conservation professionals in industry, state and federal agencies, universities, and private organizations. Participants heard the latest research and contributed to discussions about drainage management and water quality opportunities
In conjunction with the North Central Extension and Research Activity 217 – Drainage Design and Management Practices to Improve Water Quality and the Transforming Drainage Project
Recordings of each session are available below. See the agenda for details of speakers and presentation titles
| Session | Title |
| Session 1 | Opening Session; Seizing the Opportunity Ehsan, Ghane, Jane Frankenberger, Alex Echols, Isaac Ferrie, Charlie Schafer, Tom Christensen, Dave White |
| Session 2 | Practical Perspectives on Conservation Drainage Practice Implementation Chris Hay, Shane Wulf, Stu Frazeur, Rita Weaver, Christian Osborn |
| Session 3 | Cementing the Pillars of The Edge-of-Field-Roadmap Kris Johnson, Catherine DeLong, Keegan Kult, Josh Divan, Kristin Weeks Duncanson |
| Session 4 | Soil Health and Drainage Jeff Strock, Marshall McDaniel, Matt Liebman, Eileen Kladviko, Anna Cates, Harpreet Kaur, Kyle Kurtz |
| Session 5 | Advances In Subsurface Drainage Ehsan Ghane, Mark Williams, Chad Penn, Xinhua Jia, Lindsay Pease, Vinayek Shedekar, Jill Kostel |
| Session 6 | Conservation Drainage Practices Jane Frankenberger, Ben Reinhart, Kelly Nelson, Matt Helmers, Gary Feyereisen, Abdoul Aziz Kouanda, Keely Moriaty |
| Session 7 | Agency Highlights, Updates, and Perspectives Jim Dobrowolski, Teferi Tsegaye, Jeff Frey, Katie Flahive, Alan Gillespie |
| Session 8 | Drainage and Water Quality; Closing Session Jeff Strock, Masoud Parsinejad, Hao Wang, Francois Birgand, Laura Christianson, Kevin King, Dave White |
