BOISE-- Could farmers prevent harm to the Boise river by upgrading their irrigation equipment? Is there a way to make that upgrade affordable? A group of local researchers hopes to answer all of those ...
LOS ANGELES (CN) – Irrigation techniques promoted to farmers around the world as water-saving are actually increasing water usage, according to a new study. “The Paradox of Irrigation Efficiency," ...
The sight is not uncommon in California: water moving slowly across farm fields, in broad sheets or through a grid of ditches, propelled only by the pull of gravity. Flood irrigation is a tried and ...
Lynn Fagerberg is an advocate of drip irrigation systems. Fagerberg, who heads Fagerberg Produce, said that in a period of limited water supplies, the system he started installing five years ago is ...
It is necessary to develop modern methods of irrigation and replace them instead of traditional irrigation by farmers due to the lack of water in most areas. Considering the current situation when the ...
According to Niazi the mentioned figure has been achieved since the beginning of the implementation of the Agriculture Ministry’s modern irrigation systems development program. Referring to the ...