New irrigation system reduces water use in strawberry cultivation by up to 63% without affecting crop yield or quality.

Results from multi-year field research in central Ohio show that autonomous, high-clearance irrigators can improve crop ...

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 ...

On two rooftop chili plots in Gazipur, a farming region in central Bangladesh, the finding took shape inside a working irrigation system rather than a laboratory simulation. There ...

In an effort to increase water quantity and quality across central Minnesota, a cost-share program is offering producers ...

With water levels in the southern part of the Ogallala Aquafer declining, farmers in western Texas are working to squeeze the most production out of every drop of irrigation water they apply to their ...

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 ...

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 ...

The weather conditions have been uncomfortable for everyone lately, even for plants. Rad Yager, the University of Georgia Extension Agent for Dougherty County said, "we've seen for the last seven days ...

Farmers across the West are making do with less water than they are used to. But the problem isn't just lack of rainfall and snowpack. Outdated irrigation systems have led to crop losses and conflict ...