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 ...
With climate change, irrigating more crops in the United States will be critical to sustaining future yields, as drought conditions are likely to increase due to warmer temperatures and shifting ...
Harold Dueck sees cover crops as a necessity in his cotton fields to protect the fragile cotton seedlings from the harsh and unpredictable west Texas winds. But in the dry climate of Gaines County, he ...
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 ...
TAYLOR, Utah — The slow, steady drip of water hits right where the plant is. "You can see under here, it’s just a drip, drip, drip," farmer Matt Peterson said, picking up a line running under a row of ...
HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — North Carolina farmers in the Piedmont Triad are welcoming the rain, saying it’s finally making a ...
Agriculture is the biggest water user in Arizona and the West. A new online water platform can offer data for better ...
Farmers say drought conditions and a late freeze have damaged some crops this season, while others are being protected through irrigation and high tunnel systems.