In this episode of The Water Table, Jamie and Tom Christensen discuss the importance of public and private partnerships in agricultural water management and the importance of investing in drainage management practices. From cost-sharing to education to removing barriers, it’s a wealth of information that every crop producer should hear!About the Guest: Tom Christensen is the chair of the Conservation Drainage Network’s Growth Committee. He also works with Ecosystem Services Exchange and spent 40 years with the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) before retiring from the USDA in 2020. Tom spent 24 years in Washington, DC in a variety of positions in policy, program development and implementation, agency and mission area operations and partnership building. He also served as NRCS’s Regional Conservationist for the Central U.S. and prior to that was the NRCS State Conservationist for the state of Illinois.Suggested Links: USDA NRCSConservation Drainage NetworkIowa Department of Agriculture & Land StewardshipChapters & Episode Topics:00:00   Intro00:32   Coming up on today’s episode…01:00   Welcome to Tom Christensen02:00   What is conservation drainage?03:00   CDN – how it all works04:00   A public-private partnership that really works05:30   A Growth Committee??06:30   Adoption barriers08:30   Cost sharing – yes or no?10:30   Why is it so cumbersome?11:30   Out of sight, out of mind12:15   Oh, the innovation of automation13:40   The role of the government14:30   The Turnkey Project16:00   Future opportunities18:30   We need education and awareness21:30   Proper drainage – the benefits are significant22:50   The last word…Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Find us on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to our Spotify Listen on Google Podcasts Visit our website to explore more episodes & water management education:https://www.watertable.ag/the-podcast/ 

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