Three years ago when drought dried up her canal and left her fields barren, Courtney Schuur took an unusual step to save her cattle. Instead of bringing water and hay to her cows, she loaded them up ...
The film discusses the process and importance of irrigation in transforming arid lands in the American West into productive farmlands. It explains how water is diverted from snowmelt in the mountains ...
In order for plants to survive, they need sun and water. Unfortunately sun will deplete readily available water for plants in arid or semi-arid climates. Water provides nutrients to a plant so it can ...
Two projects are receiving support from the USDA 2025 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Two interdisciplinary research teams at University of California, Santa Cruz, will develop agricultural ...
Irrigation is a common agricultural/horticultural practice that uses a number of methods to add water to the soil in times of insufficient rain. Choosing the ...
AJ Carrillo farms 18 acres outside of Hotchkiss, Colorado, in the high desert of the Western Slope about an hour southeast of Grand Junction. When he irrigates his peach orchard, water gushes from big ...
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Smallholder farming in three African countries studied for 10 years—why profitable irrigation is key
The world has to feed a growing population with the same area of land and less water. Irrigation is key to managing this problem. A 10-year project called Transforming Irrigation in Southern Africa ...
Nigeria is stepping up its efforts to reduce poverty by increasing productivity from agriculture through the Transforming Irrigation Management in Nigeria (TRIMING) Program. The World Bank, with ...
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