Tag: irrigation

In recent years, precision farming has revolutionized the way farmers cultivate their crops. One of the most promising technologies in ...

Ananta Kulesika, a resident of Kusumguda in the Rayagada district of Odisha, India, is a farmer who has taken potato ...

Agricultural water scarcity is expected to increase in more than 80% of the world's croplands by 2050, according to a ...

Discussion and experts' insights THE UK Irrigation Association (UKIA) is offering an opportunity to discuss the latest Irrigation Prospects with ...

Irrigation is a really effective mitigation strategy during drought.

Precision agriculture practices involve more precise seeding, irrigation, fertilization, and pesticide use in order to optimize crop production for the ...

The project is not the first time China has attempted to direct water to Xinjiang and relocate a greater number ...

Many practitioners consider using irrigation to protect their crops from drought. Getting started with irrigation is not worth it for every ...

 Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey delivered his final State of the State to a joint session of the Arizona Legislature. While recapping ...

In pivot or subsurface irrigated systems, we have noted a 9% to 12% increase in net returns over a six-year ...

The shortage of water in the reservoirs spaniards during the last months of 2021 marked the first weeks of the ...

This is now also shown by the drought monitor from the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research (UFZ)

Founded in 1955 by Leroy Thom and J. G. Love, T-L Irrigation had already become an established manufacturer of gravity ...

With Alberta’s irrigation infrastructure undergoing an almost billion-dollar upgrade and Saskatchewan expanding its own system, water is aplenty in the ...

For Matt Friend, monitoring 4,500 acres with 45 center-pivot irrigation systems keeps him moving during the growing season. With irrigated corn, ...

It was supposed to be for one year only when the Prince Edward Island provincial government placed a moratorium on ...

Here, you’ll find several precision Ag products that will give you a leg up by providing a deeper look at ...

As water scarcity increases, scientists around the world are looking at growers’ options for irrigation methods. Here are three studies ...

Proper season-long soil moisture is the key to maximizing tuber yield, quality and grower return. 

According to Wilson’s Country agronomist Stuart Meredith, up to 30% of potato crops in the Republic of Ireland are now ...

For potato growers in Idaho and Washington — the two most productive potato-growing states in the country — the lack ...

2021 is a new year for potato growers, and that’s a good thing. “Most growers are pretty happy to have ...

We've been irrigation the potatoes intensively for several weeks now, with increasingly tight shifts

The relatively wet spring has a different impact on the companies of the NPPL participants. This is apparent from a telephone ...

Crop4Sight recently announced the release of its easy to use potato irrigation-scheduling tool. The new tool uses a state-of-the-art potato ...

A new University of Illinois-led study identifies obstacles and solutions to improve performance and adoption of irrigation decision support tools ...

On March 31st, the R&D director of Udapa Ana Carrasco and Jon Legorburu, the cooperative's agricultural technical engineer, participated in the webinar ...

With propane engines, farmers can take back control of their farms with continuous access to reliable propane

released a study quantifying the extent and impact of drip irrigation issues in agriculture.

Sow, apply drip tape and create an anti-dust cover in one pass

Cornell-led study shows that global farming productivity is 21% lower than it could have been without climate change

Chlorine is ubiquitous in nature and is taken by plants from various sources: fertilizers, soil, precipitation, water used for irrigation

Water shortages threaten to devastate India’s food security, driving down winter harvests by 20% nationwide and by as much as ...

We do not want to open the door to brown rot infections in seed potato cultivation

National Potato Council elected LaJoie, potato farmer, president of the Washington, D.C.-based interest group

What form the basis of the usable soil capacity?

Today many producers make use of technology to monitor everything related to the use of irrigation in their lots and ...

360 Yield Center, says the system uses 40% less water then a center pivot and costs half as much as ...

Dilip from Odisha learnt an innovative method to potato growing using agro-waste, to put an end to stubble burning.

a long-term HZPC research project into the drought tolerance of different varieties – finds itself once more under the spotlight.

In the spring of 2020, SunRain installed Netafim drip line on a four-acre section of a field

AHDB will present the latest results from its Strategic Potato (SPot) farm

With the exception of potatoes or soya, the cost of an irrigation system, including technology and pipes, is far from ...

DEVELOPED WITH THE FARMER, FROM THE GROUND UP.

vegetable growers to monitor their soil moisture conditions to inform irrigation management

experimental fields with irrigation yielded 3000 kilos of extra starch per hectare

The Minister of Agriculture of the Region of Murcia, Antonio Luengo , visited the 'El Mirador' Agricultural Demonstration and Transfer Center this Monday, where ...

Even if irrigation appears to be necessary for plant cultivation, it is only economical if prices are high. Economic success ...

More drought and heat will require more and more irrigation in the future. In Germany, more than 2 million hectares of ...

Drip system maintenance lengthens drip life and improves farm profitability. Don Anthony, Anthony Land Company, Lexington, NE Farmers are investing ...