There were 212,714 farms with 53.1 million irrigated acres, which included 81 million acre-feet of water applied in the United States, according to the 2023 Irrigation and Water Management Survey ...

Agriculture is the biggest water user in Arizona and the West. A new online water platform can offer data for better ...

A three-year research project led by the University of Nevada, Reno will develop open-source software to help farmers better manage water supply, especially for Nevada’s crucial crop of alfalfa. The ...

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 ...

With limited canal delivery expected in 2026, pre-plant planning and in-season irrigation management matter more than in a ...

Climate change is expected to affect crop production worldwide, particularly in rain-fed agricultural regions. As climate change shifts rainfall patterns, irrigation is a powerful tool to increase the ...

UAVs can serve as a quick method to detect anomalies in irrigation systems, such as this center pivot spanning hundreds of feet. In collaboration with Michigan State Extension, we found one plugged ...

The Boise Project Board of Control started filling more than 460 canals and laterals on April 1 ahead of irrigation season. The project is the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation operating agent for southwest ...

The ministry noted that agriculture accounts for 80-90% of water use in rural areas, adding to pressure on the country's water resources ...