Irrigation from river water supports 25% of global food production. The first complex societies arose in river valleys – from the Nile to the Indus to the Yangtze to the Tigris and Euphrates. Why did ...

Irrigation practices exert a profound influence on the fluxes of key greenhouse gases—carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and methane—by altering soil moisture regimes, microbial activity and nutrient ...

If you were to ask me six years ago, “What is the best way to schedule irrigation?” I would have confidently answered “soil moisture sensing.” While I continue to hold the opinion that soil moisture ...

Mississippi State scientists are building on two decades of irrigation research to identify production practices that help ...

In the world of irrigation technology, one eight-year old startup is rising to the top of the competitive pack. Denver-based SWIIM System - formally known as the Sustainable Water and Innovative ...

A three-year research project led by the University of Nevada, Reno will develop open-source software to help farmers better manage water supply, especially for Nevada’s crucial crop of alfalfa. The ...

Evaluate the effects of various soil moisture levels and row widths on growth and yield of full season and double cropped soybeans. Determine the optimal irrigation management strategy for full season ...

The 30-year-old irrigation system at The Ford Plantation was past its useful life. As a result, the golf course management staff was constantly repairing irrigation breakages, sometimes as many as ...

China is a water-stressed country: per capita water resources are about a quarter of the global average, or 2,100 cubic meters. This scarcity is more severe when the spatial distribution of water ...