Note: Click here to go to the NNYADP-funded series of agricultural tile and water quality research that is drawing widespread interest from the farming and conservation communities.
February 5, 2026. A Tile Drainage Survey, partially funded by the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program, is being conducted by Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY and Nutrient Management Spear Programs and the William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute.
The goal of the survey is to quantify the extent of tile drainage on farms, and the ways and reasons it is utilized on farms, and to understand the benefits and challenges of this practice on crop production and related field practices.
This survey should take roughly 15 minutes to complete. You may stop the survey at any time and will not be required to submit responses if you chose not to continue. All information will be kept anonymous and aggregated. If you share your email address at the end of the survey to get a copy of the survey results (optional), it will not be associated with your responses to the survey questions.
For questions about the survey, contact: Kirsten Workman, Cornell PRO-DAIRY and the Nutrient Management Spear Program, kw566@cornell.edu, or Allen Wilder, Agronomist, Miner Institute, wilder@whminer.com.
Click this link to go to the survey:
https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9nogL2dQ6CXxEeq