As water supplies shrink and food demand grows, new interdisciplinary research from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln offers ...
In a proof of concept moment, AgLaunch and 42 of its farmer network members, announce they have cashed out an early investment in an irrigation technology startup. “We believe that first, farmers have ...
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 ...
In order for plants to survive, they need sun and water. Unfortunately sun will deplete readily available water for plants in arid or semi-arid climates. Water provides nutrients to a plant so it can ...
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When irrigation backfires: Global farming practices are driving heat stress and water strain, research warns
Three new high-profile studies led by Dr. Yi Yao (Vrije Universiteit Brussel and ETH Zurich) show that while irrigation may be seen as a tool to dampen heat extremes, its benefits will come with ...
The minister added that irrigation systems will be gradually shifted to solar power to lower farmers’ irrigation expenses ...
CAVALIER, N.D. -- Robert Vivatson smiles at the memory of his initial foray into irrigation in the mid 1990s. "We had a traveling gun (wheeled cart with attached sprinkler) and 40 acres of irrigated ...
CORRALES, N.M. (KRQE) – Generations of farmers have relied on water from the Rio Grande in Corrales, but this year, many in the farming community are already worried about what little to no water ...
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