Three years ago when drought dried up her canal and left her fields barren, Courtney Schuur took an unusual step to save her cattle. Instead of bringing water and hay to her cows, she loaded them up ...
The film discusses the process and importance of irrigation in transforming arid lands in the American West into productive farmlands. It explains how water is diverted from snowmelt in the mountains ...
Irrigation is a common agricultural/horticultural practice that uses a number of methods to add water to the soil in times of insufficient rain. Choosing the ...
SAN LUIS — When the water is flowing down from the mountains, Joe Lobato wakes up most mornings and drives from his home in San Luis to his fields spread across the valley where his family has farmed ...
From irrigation water to potash applications, chloride is silently reducing soybean yields. Discover how to spot and manage ...
Farmer James Nyamai states that drip irrigation has helped in growing at his farm Machakos county on Wednesday, January 21st, 2015. The chicken farm contains 2,043 chicks.[PHOTO: ANGELA MAINA/STANDARD ...
With global water demand projected to rise substantially in coming decades, improving water productivity in agriculture is widely seen as one of the most effective levers for reducing pressure on ...
On an early spring morning, a verdant field is flail-mowed at the Center for Arkansas Farms and Food. The vegetation growing there is a winter cover crop mix that has blanketed the earth throughout ...
Sam (left), Jim (center), and Scott (far right) Whitaker talk about the work needing to be done on their family farm. Credit: Phillip Powell / Arkansas Times As groundwater levels in the Arkansas ...
The Nguruman Irrigation Scheme in Kajiado West benefits over 10,000 farmers through climate-smart agriculture, enhancing ...