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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 ...

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 ...

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

Deep in his almond grove, Madera County almond farmer Tom Rogers reviews his irrigation data on his tablet, next to a device measuring temperature and humidity. A soil moisture sensor, seen near ...

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 ...

Huber and his collaborators obtained temperature data from 89 cities in India and then used a climate model to determine the effects of irrigation. By turning irrigation "on and off" in the model, ...

Mac McKee receives funding from various Federal sources that support academic research institutions. These include USDA, NASA, and water and natural resources management agencies in the State of Utah.

The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture irrigation team will host a series of irrigation and water management schools for Arkansas producers seeking to reduce their water use in 2022 ...

The revitalisation of the Makhathini Irrigation Scheme in KwaZulu-Natal is set to boost agricultural productivity, create ...

T'puram: State agriculture department is planning to roll out micro-irrigation schemes worth Rs 100 crore to address irrigation issues faced by farmers during summer. Inaugurating a programme to ...

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 ...