Irrigation
Collecting and crunching data can make you more efficient and productive.
Research aims at encouraging growers to use alternatives to fresh groundwater.
Less water creates conflicts. The growers who can demonstrate they can conserve water and who build political relationships will be the most likely to succeed.
Growers in arid countries like Australia, Israel, and South Africa share what works for them.
Of course nuts need water — but a new research report says: Almond growers aren’t water wasters.
More agricultural projects singled out to divvy St. Johns River Water Management District funds for conservation, nutrient reduction.
For a variety of reasons, growers aren’t using fertigation to its potential. Here’s how you can overcome common obstacles on your own farm.
Wrongly maligned as water-wasters, almond growers can now avail themselves of new technology that warns of crop stress before it’s visible to the naked eye.
Agricultural water service contractors south of the Sacramento Delta are allocated 20% of their contract total; municipal and industrial water service contractors south of the Delta are allocated the greater of 70% of their historic use or public health and safety needs.
The time to act is now to correct an unsustainable path forward.
Industry leadership award honorees stand out in setting new standards through innovative technology and BMPs.
California Land Use Viewer can help growers determine if they can adopt groundwater recharge practices on their own operations.
Green light given to nine agricultural projects steeped in stewardship.
Using root mass diameter to appropriately determine wetting pattern will help you improve growth rate and yields.
Though very much-needed, technological solutions must be cost-effective and industry appropriate.
As the adage goes, “ability is availability” as so it goes for water.
A new study hints that tapping into storm water during dry years does more than increase water table levels.
Projects that focus on drought stress, flooding, water quality, and postharvest use are among awardees.
Navajo Agricultural Products Industry’s Crop Manager Amanda Kerr shares her method to ensure the operation is always as prepared as possible for a drought.