• Water scarcity concerns are driving farmers and agricultural businesses to adopt irrigation automation systems that optimize water usage, ensuring sufficient moisture for crops while reducing ...

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 ...

The integration of photovoltaic (PV) water pumping systems into irrigation practices has emerged as a sustainable approach to addressing both water and energy challenges. These systems harness solar ...

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 ...

With robots doing everything from milking cows to crop dusting, farming has come a long way since they days of plodding along behind a horse and plow. Irrigation practices are also benefiting from ...

No irrigation system can distribute water perfectly evenly across an entire field. Center pivot irrigation involves a powered structure that rotates a steel pipe with sprinklers to water crops. But ...

Scientists have developed an irrigation management system that would be easy to install on golf courses. It is based on networks of wireless sensors. A project carried out by the Departamento de ...

Advantage Capital Agribusiness Partners LP is investing $5 million into California-based Hortau Corp.’s irrigation management systems. ACAP said the company’s technology-enabled soil monitoring and ...

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2023 – The Strengthening Water and Irrigation Management (SWIM) Project, funded by the World Bank and EU, has officially launched in Tajikistan. The project aims to enhance the ...