It’s another edition of The Water Table on the road. In this episode, guest host Karl Guetter catches up with Dr. Matt Helmers from Iowa State University at the NACADE convention in Des Moines, Iowa, to talk drainage recycling, rain barrels on steroids and how hanging out with Grandpa launched a career.About the Guest:Dr. Matt Helmers is Director of the Iowa Nutrient Research Center, the Dean’s Professor in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and a Professor in the Department of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering at Iowa State University, where he has been on the faculty since 2003. Dr. Helmers’s research areas include studies on the impact of nutrient management, cropping practices, drainage design and management, and strategic placement of buffer systems on nutrient export from agricultural landscapes.Want more? Check out these related episodes from The Water Table: #01: A Case for Water ManagementIowa State University Ag Water Management:https://agwatermgmt.ae.iastate.edu/Episode Topics:00:32   Welcome02:25   NACADE Convention03:05   Why nutrient research?03:50   Hanging out with Grandpa.05:00   Memorable research05:30   The timing of manure application – a huge benefit06:45   Working with agronomy on split application07:30   Switching to drainage research09:00   Current projects09:50   Drainage water recycling – a rain barrel on steroids12:00   Land prices, you can’t afford a dry year13:20   Saturated buffer projects14:25   A huge size and scope15:56   Batch and build16:55   Looking into the crystal ball18:40   Contractor education22:00   The weirdos in the industryFollow us on social media! FB:  https://m.facebook.com/thewatertableag/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/thewatertableag/Website:  https://www.watertable.ag/the-podcast/Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1538507698Subscribe to our Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/001MKyL5nMw6jUpuuz9aGdListen on Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xMzg5OTEwLnJzcw== More Episodes & Water Management Education:https://www.watertable.ag/the-podcast/

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