Water trickles out of a tiny black plastic tube and flows onto a spot near a young banana plant. The set-up looks simple, but it works with precision. The tube delivers just the right amount of water, ...

The sight is not uncommon in California: water moving slowly across farm fields, in broad sheets or through a grid of ditches, propelled only by the pull of gravity. Flood irrigation is a tried and ...

An Israeli soil scientist who developed drip irrigation techniques for use in desert agriculture has been named the 2012 recipient of the World Food Prize, honoring "individuals who have advanced ...

LOS BANOS Although underground irrigation is still a common way to water crops and fields, some farmers and landowners are moving to use surface irrigation amid one of the worst droughts in state ...

Plants need water, and people aren’t always around to provide it. I realized this fact when a wildfire engulfed my rural ...

MOGA: With the state government promoting drip irrigation for cotton maize and horticultural crops to conserve groundwater at least 68 farmers in Moga district have shown interest in cultivating maize ...

One of the most controversial issues in Idaho and throughout the arid west is water. Even with a wet winter with high snowfall, available water is limited. Homeowners caring for gardens and landscapes ...

Tenth in a series republished with permission from the San Diego County Water Authority‘s website. Irrigation is an essential part of any good landscape design. It ensures plants and trees get the ...

Some U.S. farmers are cautiously utilizing a California-based generative AI platform to inform their growing. “AI will benefit all farmers, small and large, but it is likely to benefit larger farmers ...