Crop irrigation — watering the plants that make our food — is one of the most intensive uses of water in the world. This year, at the United Nations 2023 Water Conference, the biggest water conference ...

Texas agriculture producers who rely on irrigation have a new tool created by Texas A&M AgriLife irrigation specialists to help them optimize water use as their crops progress through the growing ...

Aguafox releases its 2025 state-by-state guide on smart irrigation incentives for soybean farmers. The resource details ...

The imperative to optimise irrigation systems is driven by growing water scarcity and the need to enhance agricultural productivity amidst climate variability. Modern irrigation practices now ...

LOGAN, Utah — Drip irrigation is a highly efficient irrigation method well suited to many fruit and vegetable row crops. Drip tubing or tape discharges water to the soil through emitters positioned ...

With threats of water scarcity complicating the need to feed a growing global population, it is more important than ever to get crop irrigation right. Overwatering can deplete local water supplies and ...

An irrigation pivot is seen in a demonstration Thursday at a cornfield farmed by Rob Sladek in Conesville. Sladek can remotely turn the system on and off and irrigates about 10 percent of his crops.

Seth Bender and Elizabeth Yahner of Altoona choose a pumpkin at JB Tree Farm west of Alexandria. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski A dry growing season made for mixed results in the pumpkin crop this ...

South Asia's agricultural performance continues to be impressive, but evidence suggests that it's coming at a cost: their groundwater use for irrigation is becoming increasingly dangerous to the ...

A study conducted by researchers at Duke University and RTI International found that reusing oil field produced water that has been mixed with surface water to irrigate crops in Kern County’s Cawelo ...