A bold play or fool’s errand: Tile-drainage demonstration aims to set record straight on Manitoba’s misunderstood clay soils
Can tile drainage unlock the potential of Manitoba’s clay soils? Dig Day puts the theory to the test
If rumours are to be believed, what Precision Land Solutions (PLS) did on August 7 was a fool’s errand. On that day – a day they called Dig Day – they brought their heavy equipment, their staff, and gallons of fresh coffee and pastries to a field on the west side of Highway 75, where they ploughed tile-drainage pipe into heavy clay soil for free.