Crop irrigation — watering the plants that make our food — is one of the most intensive uses of water in the world. This year, at the United Nations 2023 Water Conference, the biggest water conference ...

Human existence boils down to one brutal fact: however much food you have, it’s enough to last for the rest of your life. Finding your next meal has always been the central organizing fact of life, ...

OSCAR robot from Osiris Agriculture reflects a growing shift toward automation in irrigation and nutrient application.

Texas agriculture producers who rely on irrigation have a new tool created by Texas A&M AgriLife irrigation specialists to help them optimize water use as their crops progress through the growing ...

Spanish researchers found that combining agrivoltaics with regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) can cut tomato irrigation water use by about 50%, while improving land-use efficiency through simultaneous ...

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 ...

In the next four decades, Georgia farmers will need 20% more water to produce their crops, says a recent University of Georgia report put together by a team of crop and weather experts. It will be ...

With threats of water scarcity complicating the need to feed a growing global population, it is more important than ever to get crop irrigation right. Overwatering can deplete local water supplies and ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Cagayan Valley has rolled out a series of interventions to cushion the feared impact of the El Niño dry spell, including the promotion of drought-resistant crops ...

VILLABA, LEYTE, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday led the inauguration of the P1.21-billion Hibulangan ...