Modern Approaches to Conservation Drainage Design
Danville Country Club, 2718 Denmark Road, Danville, IL 61834
May 6 & 7
Strengthen your skills in delivering effective, field‑ready conservation drainage solutions. This fast-paced Modern Approaches to Conservation Drainage Design technical training is designed to provide professional engineers, surveyors, drainage officials, and contractors with practical guidance on siting and designing key edge‑of‑field water quality practices including drainage water management, saturated buffers, and denitrifying bioreactors.
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ISG Agricultural Drainage + the Future of Water Quality
Wednesday, May 20, 3–5 p.m. The Venue | Mankato, MN
Thursday, May 21, 10:45 a.m.-5 p.m. The Anchor | Madison Lake, MN
Join us in 2026 for a FREE two‑day event featuring visits to project sites and opportunities to learn about drainage solutions, benefits, and challenges impacting communities across Southern Minnesota. New this year, the Minnesota Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) will host a session and social with ISG the day before the field tours. The session will be led by ISG Performance Coach Kinzee Miest and focus on navigating difficult conversations.
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2026 Smart drainage in practice: A hands‑on conservation drainage workshop
East Lansing, Michigan
June 1, 1-5pm
This workshop combines automated controlled drainage technology with practical decision‑support tools to help professionals plan, manage and evaluate conservation drainage systems under site‑specific conditions.
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2026 Conservation Drainage Network Annual Meeting
Marriott East Lansing at University Place, 300 M.A.C. Avenue, East Lansing, Michigan
June 2-4
Meeting Objectives
Advance Conservation Drainage Adoption
Strengthen Collaboration Across the Drainage Community
Identify Research Priorities and Knowledge Gaps
Showcase Innovations in Drainage Technology and Management
Support Nutrient Loss Reduction and Water Quality Goals
Inform Policy, Funding, and Implementation Pathways
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Installing Drainage Water Quality Practices: An Iowa Batch & Build Contractor Workshop
ISU Extension Webster County Office 822 Central Ave., Suite 102 Fort Dodge, IA 50501
June 16 @ 8:00 am – 4:30 pm CDT
Train stakeholders on the construction of drainage water quality practices such as bioreactors, saturated buffers, oxbows, wetlands, etc., installation best practices, orient participants on bid submittal on different IDALS and USDA-NRCS projects.
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Installing Drainage Water Quality Practices: An Iowa Batch & Build Contractor Workshop
Linn County Extension Office, 1770 Boyson Road, Suite 702 Hiawatha, IA 52233
June 18 @ 8:00 am – 4:30 pm CDT
Train stakeholders on the construction of drainage water quality practices such as bioreactors, saturated buffers, oxbows, wetlands, etc., installation best practices, orient participants on bid submittal on different IDALS and USDA-NRCS projects.
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Illinois LICA Drainage Water Workshop Series
June 24 @ 8 am – 5 pm CT: Highland Community College, 2998 W Pearl City Rd, Freeport, IL, 61032
July 9 @ 8 am – 5 pm CT: Richland Community College, 1 College Park, Decatur, IL 62521
August 5 @ 8 am – 5 pm CT: Terry L. Bruce West Richland Center, 320 East North Ave., Noble, IL 62868
Join Illinois LICA for an immersive, full‑day learning experience designed to strengthen your understanding of conservation drainage and the practices shaping the future of Illinois agriculture! This workshop will bring together leading experts to break down edge‑of‑field practices, NLRS progress, wetlands considerations, nutrient loss research, and project examples. Whether you’re a landowner, producer, contractor, or agency professional, you’ll gain new insights and leave better equipped to support water quality, farm profitability, and conservation goals across the state.
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Watershed26
Iowa Events Center- 730 3rd Street, Des Moines, IA 50309
June 30 & July 1, 8-4:30
The Upper Mississippi River Watershed stands at a crossroads. Agricultural runoff, public health risks, and recurrent flooding are converging into one of the most pressing environmental and economic challenges of our time. Addressing these issues requires a new model of collaboration between agriculture, conservation, public health, and private sector leaders. Watershed26 is a summit designed to drive change and chart our shared path forward.
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Tile Drainage Field Day
Agronomy Center for Research and Education(ACRE), West Lafayette, IN
July 21 & 22, 8-4pm
This free event is weather dependent. Rain dates will be July 23 & 24. Register to be included on the email list for event updates. For more information contact Nanci Gutwein 219. 204. 1722 or indianalica@gmail.com.
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SWCS 2026 Annual Conference
St. Louis, Missouri
July 26 @ 8:00 am – July 29 @ 5:00 pm CDT
Join SWCS in St. Louis as we bring together our conservation community of researchers, practitioners, industry leaders, farmers, and students from around the world to share inspiration, connections, and wisdom for success.
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Minnesota Drainage Program
Farm America Waseca, MN
August 13- save the date
BRON 585 Power Unit Showcase
Near Sheffield, Iowa (QR code will provide directions)
August 14 @ 8:00 am – 4:00 pm CDT
RSVP to David Lee (DAVIDL@RWFBRON.COM)
