[Link] MORE MIDWESTERN FARMERS ARE CONSIDERING SUBSURFACE IRRIGATION
An irrigation consultant says farmers are getting better yields and using less water by changing how they irrigate.
Tag: water management
[Link] Excess Fertilizer Causes a New Challenge: Low Crop Yields During Drought
New research suggests that farmers who over-fertilize grassland crops like corn and wheat could face significant problems in dry conditions.
[Link] Op-Ed: Feeling the drought on my family farm
I can see my future: It’s dry, thirsty and bleak. On our farm, we live with drought daily, working with limited groundwater and learning to adjust a…
[Link] AGRONOMY DIGEST: DROUGHT STRESS
Plants in a drought stress situation are also more susceptible to insect or disease damage due to lower plant integrity and strength.
[Link] Irrigation Tips for Produce Growers: Dealing With the Dry Season
For growers who have fallen behind with the water needs of their crops, it is best to catch up now rather than later, according to Ben Smith, Technica…
[Link] Progressive Farmers Look At More Than Just Water During The Drought
McKinley Smoot is a rancher with a 150-acre lease in Peoa. He said he’s conserving water with a sustainable practice called mult-paddock grazing, wh…
[Link] Queensland grazier says it’s time to rethink our attitude towards drought
Life on the land is a constant battle with nature and the decade-long drought in Queensland has brought loss and devastation to many.
[Link] Drainage water recycling, nitrate control and hedging against drought
Water is an essential input for agricultural success, but farmers cannot always rely on nature to deliver optimal amounts at the right time every sea…
[Link] New filter improves irrigation systems
Precision application of water and nutrients to crops has been a goal for farmers since the first producer cut a ditch to shift a creek’s flow into…
[Link] Thermal imagery evolves to aid Western specialty crops
Farm managers with large acreages of permanent crops are challenged by many things. Surveying orchards or vineyards from a pickup window is limited a…
