University of Wisconsin-Madison Drainage Workshop
Fond du Lac, WI
February 20, 2025 @ 9:00 am – 3:30 pm CST
The Feb 20, 2025 Drainage workshop is designed to give farmers, landowners, and those who install their own tile systems:
- An introduction to laying out and designing your system to succeed
- an understanding of the regulations (both Wisconsin water law and agency regulations impacting drainage activities
- knowledge of how to find existing tile systems in a field
https://cropsandsoils.extension.wisc.edu/upcoming-event-drainage-workshop-feb-20/
Michigan State University 2025 Drainage School
East Lansing, MI
March 4 – 6, 2025
Learn from university specialists and drainage industry professionals in the 2025 Drainage Workshop on March 4-6, 2025, sponsored by Michigan State University Extension in partnership with Michigan Land Improvement Contractors of America.
- Design best-performing drainage systems
- Conservation drainage
- Maximize profit with user-friendly tools
- Design software
- Make contour maps with free software
The Ohio State University 2025 Overholt Drainage School
Lima, Oh
March 10 – 14, 2025
The annual weeklong Overholt Drainage School provides agricultural drainage-focused education to a variety of audiences, including drainage contractors, professional engineers, consultants, district technicians, NRCS and agency professionals, landowners, and the general public. Training is provided by a team of experts from The Ohio State University, state and federal agencies, and industry partners. The training appeals to those with diverse interests in drainage, spanning topic areas including drainage design and installation, drainage economics, topographic mapping, drainage law, GPS surveying, drainage design software, and use of agricultural conservation practices to manage water quality.