A predictive model combining information about plant physiology, real-time soil conditions and weather forecasts can help make more informed decisions about when and how much to irrigate. This could ...

Lynn Fagerberg is an advocate of drip irrigation systems. Fagerberg, who heads Fagerberg Produce, said that in a period of limited water supplies, the system he started installing five years ago is ...

Today, the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is undergoing a significant shift: from reactive, manual systems toward a ...

Irrigation systems can be expensive. As a farmer, you need to choose the irrigation method that will work for you and ensure that you get maximum returns. Irrigation is the application of water to the ...

ITHACA, N.Y. - Fresh water isn't unlimited. Rainfall isn't predictable. And plants aren't always thirsty. Just 3 percent of the world's water is drinkable, and more than 70 percent of that fresh water ...