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 ...

Aggressive cover crop growth, and the lack of timely spring rain, may leave fields lacking moisture for optimum planting, ...

According to MarketsandMarkets™, the drip irrigation market is projected to reach USD 10.52 billion by 2031 from USD 6.72 ...

The system creates a complete “digital twin” of the crop that growers can use to visualize field conditions and potentially ...

Harold Dueck sees cover crops as a necessity in his cotton fields to protect the fragile cotton seedlings from the harsh and unpredictable west Texas winds. But in the dry climate of Gaines County, he ...

With climate change, irrigating more crops in the United States will be critical to sustaining future yields, as drought conditions are likely to increase due to warmer temperatures and shifting ...

Heat waves are arriving sooner and becoming hotter, with the United Kingdom recording May 25 as its hottest day in May since ...

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 ...

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 ...

Major food commodities like corn, cocoa, palm oil, wheat, rice, soybeans and sugar have varying levels of vulnerability to ...