Tenth in a series republished with permission from the San Diego County Water Authority‘s website. Irrigation is an essential part of any good landscape design. It ensures plants and trees get the ...

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,” ...

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 ...

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 ...

A healthy lifestyle consists of a mixture of habits. Diet, exercise, sleep and other factors all must be in balance. Similarly, a sustainable farm operates on a balanced plan of soil, crop, and water ...

Water limitation and drought threaten food security in many regions worldwide, and demands on limited water supplies for crop irrigation often are in sharp conflict with other needs. Water ...

Using satellite imaging and drone reconnaissance, archaeologists from Washington University in St. Louis have discovered an ancient irrigation system that allowed a farming community in arid ...