Irrigation from river water supports 25% of global food production. The first complex societies arose in river valleys – from the Nile to the Indus to the Yangtze to the Tigris and Euphrates. Why did ...

Farmers near Meeker, in northwestern Colorado, have been diverting water from the White River to flood their fields for irrigation for more than 100 years. Using a series of irrigation ditches, they ...

Irrigation practices exert a profound influence on the fluxes of key greenhouse gases—carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and methane—by altering soil moisture regimes, microbial activity and nutrient ...

Adrian Hunolt, a rancher who raises cattle near the Bear River in Wyoming, discusses the importance of flood irrigation to both his livelihood and wildlife habitat on Oct. 5, 2022. The Bear River is ...

Water scarcity and mounting environmental pressures necessitate innovative irrigation methods that conserve freshwater while maintaining or enhancing crop yields. Modern water-saving technologies ...

NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The global automatic irrigation equipment market size is estimated to grow by USD 2.99 billion from 2024-2028, according to Technavio. The market is estimated ...

Irrigation is essential for stabilizing yields in the High Plains as rainfall variability challenges farmers. Rainfall ranges from 10 inches in eastern Colorado and western Kansas to 60 inches in the ...