High-tech watering gear keeps breaking down while clay pots just keep working.

Irrigation improves when farms make small changes and track what works. A stronger routine usually comes from better ...

On farms in some drought-stricken areas, some farmers now use drones to fly over fields so they can better see exactly when to water crops. But a technology called GrowStream is even more precise: The ...

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Sprinklers, which spray water into the air where it is easily evaporated or lost to the wind, are inherently inefficient. They spread water over large areas, regardless of whether there are roots ...

Old beats new: Gardeners report traditional irrigation methods like ollas and gravity-fed systems outperform costly smart controllers in reliability and yields. Soil-specific success: Matching ...

Thousands of hectares of communal land set aside for smallholder farmers’ use in South Africa are lying fallow because of ...

Recently, I shared a few thoughts on pre-plant irrigation, some of which sparked good conversation among producers.

Most advanced “water-printing” tech on the market. App is better than ever at mapping your yard. New drip irrigation option adds flexibility. New self-cleaning sprinkler-head tech can help ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — A study by David Ketchum, a University of Montana Ph.D. graduate, revealed 35-years of climate change impact on irrigation and water flows. The study, published in Nature ...

How Do We Know When It Is Time To Replace Our Irrigation System? What is the one thing on a golf course that costs an exorbitant amount of money, most golfers never see, and most modern golf courses ...

Introduction Irrigation, the artificial application of water to crops, has been used by humans for thousands of years. Ancient civilizations built complex irrigation systems without the aid of modern ...