Woodchip bioreactors are a useful tool in reducing nutrient loss, particularly nitrate, from tile-drained fields before the water is discharged. In this episode of the Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Podcast, farmer Brian Corkill and contractor David Johnston join Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership’s Helen VanBeck to discuss the recent installation of a bioreactor on Corkill’s farm, the process behind it, and the benefits of this edge-of-field practice. Check out the blog recap of this episode.Explore efforts to reduce nutrients in Illinois waterways from agricultural runoff to municipal wastewater with host Todd Gleason and producers Rachel Curry and Nicole Haverback.Read the blog at extension.illinois.edu/nlr/blog   Subscribe for updatesExplore more about nutrient loss in Illinois at go.illinois.edu/nutrientloss

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