Efficient water use is important to superintendents. Precisely irrigating small or isolated tees is challenging with traditional sprinklers. New Mexico State University scientists evaluated four ...

This week, the question comes from yours truly (i.e., Dr. Marisa Thompson, regular writer of this column). I’ve heard about subsurface drip as an improved way to irrigate turfgrass, so I invited NMSU ...

“Subsurface drip can be very efficient, if it is managed properly, so really the key to subsurface drip is that we are not wetting the soil surface in applying the water, so we don’t lose water to ...

Sustainable Conservation, an environmental group recognized for its on-farm groundwater recharge projects, has released a report that bolsters support for a new tool for dairies. Applying liquid ...

FRESNO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In the face of stricter environmental regulations, California dairy farmers are now able to apply for NRCS cost-sharing grants to implement Netafim’s innovative ...

You won’t find grass growing under 81-year-old Russel Winter’s feet. While many farmers his age are retired, Winter still likes to lead the way in trying new farming technology and methods. During a ...

After trialling a subsurface irrigation system last summer, Cust dairy grazers Gary and Penny Robinson are keen to collect data and compare this with traditional irrigation systems to back up their ...

Gary and Penny Robinson's Subsurface Drip Irrigation system is working well for Maniototo sharemilker, Luke Jeffries. Gary and Penny Robinson have received positive feedback on water use efficiency ...

Researchers affiliated with the University of Hohenheim’s Institute of Crop Science conducted a study of the effects of subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) on cannabis cultivation. The study published in ...

Today’s farmers face formidable challenges as water scarcity is exacerbated by the need for increased production. As many agricultural regions become drier, regulations are increasingly coming into ...

Cust dairy grazers Gary and Penny Robinson have advanced their Subsurface Drip Irrigation (SDI) trial with positive feedback from farmers following field days at trial blocks in North Canterbury and ...

K S Gopal, 64, who runs an NGO called SWAR - System of Water for Agriculture Rejuvenation - has come out with a unique farm watering system. "It is not surface-centric as the idea here is not to just ...