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Timberborn aquatic farm series#

We can now declare CO2 equivalents on our feedsĪller Aqua sponsors webinar series arranged by WAS African chapterįast growing tilapia fry with ALLER TIL-PRO PARVO EXįeeding fry for faster growth and lower mortalityĭentists Without Limit Federation visit Aller Aqua Zambia againĪller Aqua Founding Gold Sponsors of WAS African Chapter Even if not consumed, the algae can be devastating because it can create dead zones: areas in water with little or no oxygen, where aquatic life can’t survive.Aller Aqua Zambia Supports Fish Farm in Mpango VilllageĪller Aqua Zambia provides guidance on water quality managementĪller Aqua continues to support the African Chapter of the World Aquaculture SocietyĪller Aqua and BioRefine test green protein made of grass They can be toxic to fish who eat the algae or to humans if it gets into public water supplies, as it did in Toledo five years ago. Such blooms happen on large and small scales in water bodies across the state and region. The ones that turn Lake Erie neon green every summer. “The tileage does have the chance to take nutrients with it, and that can cause problems when it leaves the field,” Zezula said. In doing so, there is less opportunity for natural filtration as it moves down into groundwater. While drainage tiles are not the only way nutrients escape fields - it can happen through surface runoff, too - they have drastically reduced the time it takes for nitrates and phosphorus to enter waterways. The pipes empty into the ditch, which then connects to the nearest waterway and ultimately into rivers and lakes. When those are applied, anything that the plants don’t take up or is left behind in the soil during the off-season gets picked up with the water and carried away in the pipes. “Crops need water,” he said, “but they don’t need to be water-logged.”Ĭrops also need nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus. So without tiling, farming - or productive farming - wouldn’t be possible in much of Indiana, said Shannon Zezula with the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. But officials and researchers point out that it won’t be easy. Those blooms rob the water of oxygen and can suffocate and harm aquatic life.Įfforts are underway to address these negative effects, mostly through technology and procedural advances.

Those nutrients are responsible for toxic algae blooms in lakes (think the neon green pictures you’ve seen of Lake Erie).

The pipes don’t just move water, they also take fertilizer nutrients - such as nitrates and phosphorus - that the water picks up, too, and carry it to nearby waterways. In other words, without drainage tiles, Indiana couldn’t be the agricultural powerhouse that it is.īut they do have drawbacks. The tile systems remove the water so that crops’ roots can spread out and truly take hold in the ground, growing taller and stronger. While crops - such as the soy and corn the Hoosier state is known for - need water to grow, they don’t do well bogged down in it. Tiling is particularly important in places across the Midwest such as Indiana that historically were covered in wetlands. As their name suggests, drainage tiles are a network or system of underground pipes that siphon away excess water from the soil.