Netafim North America’s Melissa Lilze talks the top five trends that will impact irrigators in the coming year.

Agriculture, which consumes about 70% of global freshwater, is grappling with increased water scarcity and inefficient irrigation systems. Traditional methods of irrigation not only lead to wasted ...

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 ...

A new IAEA coordinated research project (CRP) aims to address challenges related to the management of water resources for agricultural irrigation. Representing around 70% of overall global water ...

Picture a farm or garden, and you're likely to imagine crops planted in rows. Run water between the rows and you have furrow irrigation, one of humanity's oldest methods used to grow food. It's still ...

Drought-resistant shrubs that grow wild in the Sahel can boost millet yields by an impressive 900% simply when planted amongst the crop, thanks to a natural ‘bio-irrigation’ method. Millet has been ...

When Kevin Haggerty drives around the farms south of Bozeman, he sees more than just the dense development and traffic. He sees the area where his mother was born in a cabin, fields his ancestors ...

A new study published in PLOS One suggests that the first great cities of Sumer may have been built on tides, not canals. Researchers argue that freshwater tidal flows from the Persian Gulf created a ...