Irrigation for agriculture is the largest use of fresh water around the globe, but precise records and maps of when and where water is applied by farmers are difficult to locate. Now a team of ...

No irrigation system can distribute water perfectly evenly across an entire field. Center pivot irrigation involves a powered structure that rotates a steel pipe with sprinklers to water crops. But ...

Water in the American Southwest has never been abundant. Its availability fluctuates depending on conditions like drought and mountain snowpack that feeds streams and rivers. But experts predict a ...

The High Plains water crisis is no longer a “slow-motion” crisis anymore. Irrigation accounts for 83% of all water usage in Kansas. The Kansas Water Plan Implementation document, developed more than a ...

HOWELL, Utah — Rob Gibb acknowledges that what he's about to do on his farm is significant. "It's a big change," the alfalfa farmer said in a recent interview with FOX 13 News. Gibb has installed a ...

Solar energy offers lower operating costs, reliable irrigation, additional income opportunities, and long-term sustainability ...

The Modernization of Rani Jamara Kulariya Irrigation Scheme, located in Kailali District in the Far Western Tarai Region of Nepal, provided more efficient, reliable, and flexible water services to ...

Mongabay is publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish, English and Portuguese. In this section, Killeen looks at ...

Mercy Corps seeks to support 100 wheat farmers with sprinkler irrigation system sets at the targeted locations in both Al Hasakeh & Qahtaniyh districts. In addition to providing technical training on ...