ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF LAND DRAINAGE

  • Since fields dry out more quickly with drainage, the number of days available for planting and harvesting crops is increased.
  • Crop loss due to drowning is decreased.
  • Land values are increased.
  • Soil structure is improved. Soil needs to be drained to avoid soil compaction and structural damage; both of which reduce yields.
  • Soil bearing strength is increased. The bearing strength of soil depends on its water content which in turn is affected by the depth of the water table.  Good soil drainage increases soil strength and reduces damage caused by farming operations.
  • Promotes energy-conserving efficient farming practices and facilitates no-till and conservation tillage methods
  • Reduced losses of sediments, phosphorus, ammonium-nitrogen, pesticides, micro-organisms and antibiotics.
  • ​Increased crop yields & increasing the variety of growable (and profitable) crops the land can grow.
  • Plant roots receive enough oxygen to mature properly.
  • Soil surface temperatures are increased which helps seeds germinate (leading towards a earlier spring sowing) and lengthening the growing season.
  • Plants roots can grow deeper into the soil where they can absorb more nutrients.
  • Water damage to public and private roads is inhibited.
  • Storm water runoff is absorbed by soil and downstream flooding is reduced.
  • The chances of water-borne diseases are reduced.
  • Since the soil can absorb and store more rainfall, runoff from the soil surface is reduced.  Thus, soil erosion is reduced.
Holloway Agri-Drain Ltd
47 Winchcombe Road
Sedgeberrow
Worcestershire
WR11 7UZ

Office: 01386 881923     Mobile: 07779247552
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Email: richard@hollowayagridrain.uk
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