A new study examining more than 100 years of agricultural production and weather data in the United States suggests stored water plays an important role in providing resilience to drought. The ...

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 ...

Mississippi State scientists are building on two decades of irrigation research to identify production practices that help growers save water while improving crop yields. Dave Spencer, plant and soil ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Discover how India's water infrastructure enhances climate resilience, ensuring agricultural productivity and rural ...

Mumbai reels under floods, while the prospect of drought looms large elsewhere. Water management needs to evolve ...