The following check list has been collected from several well-seasoned irrigators and irrigation sale people. Irrigation water requirements - Is water available in the quantities needed to irrigate?

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 ...

UK trials of a novel irrigation system which collects, stores and recycles water, and reuses nutrients to enhance crop production, are taking place at Writtle University in Essex. The Irrigation Solar ...

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 ...

Update: Scientists 'close to creating salt-tolerant crops' A British company has created an irrigation system that can grow crops using salt water. The dRHS irrigation system consists of a network of ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Indiana fruit and vegetable growers bringing irrigation systems into operation as production gets into full swing should have their water tested as part of good agricultural ...

Human existence boils down to one brutal fact: however much food you have, it’s enough to last for the rest of your life. Finding your next meal has always been the central organizing fact of life, ...

Why Is the Smart Irrigation Control Systems Market Growing So Rapidly? The smart irrigation control systems market is expanding rapidly, driven by growing awareness about water conservation, ...

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.