We are joined by Dr. Jane Frankenberger of Purdue University to talk about the Transforming Drainage Project, which took five years and covered dozens of test sites across the Midwest. The project delivered invaluable data to propel agricultural water management into the future. Join Jamie and Dr. Frankenberger as they discuss drainage and how water storage and controlled drainage could change the future of agriculture.

About the Guest:
Dr. Jane Frankenberger is a professor at Purdue University and a pioneer in the research of drainage design and management, watershed modeling of agricultural systems and soil and water conservation strategies. She spearheaded the $5 million Transforming Drainage Project that advances water storage in the landscape to increase the resilience of drained agricultural land.

The Transforming Drainage Project:
https://transformingdrainage.org/

Dr. Jane Frankenberger:
https://engineering.purdue.edu/~frankenb/

DrainMod:
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/resources/tech-tools/drainmod-version-61-build-103

Episode Topics:
00:00 Intro
00:32 On today’s episode…
01:08 Welcome to Dr. Jane Frankenberger
02:39 Transforming Drainage Project
04:43 The offshoots…
06:24 All the data
08:00 How is it used?
10:43 When the transformation happens
11:30 What does it mean for the future?
13:20 The transfer of information
15:00 Shifting incentives
15:30 Climate change and changing practices
18:00 Enhancing water storage
19:00 Before Purdue
20:00 Africa and beyond
22:00 DrainMod
23:50 The most gratifying project…
26:00 The last word

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