[Link] Can agriculture overcome its own water problems?
Agriculture requires a great deal of water. In fact, it uses 70% of the world’s freshwater supplies
Tag: water management
[Link] How To Start Irrigating Your Vegetable Crops the Right Way
Looking downward into the active root zone up to 48 inches is what we call a “vertical” approach. Using this new vertical approach of looking at e…
[Link] No such thing as failure, it’s all a learning experience
“Our main goal in trying these different treatments is moisture conservation and increased moisture retention,” says Beck, who along with family m…
[Link] Impacts of Effects of Deficit Irrigation Strategy on Water Use Efficiency and Yield in Cotton under Different Irrigation Systems
We validated the Agricultural Production System sIMulator (APSIM) against observed cotton lint yield and crop biomass accumulation for different manag…
[Link] Cattle seen as agriculture’s long-term solution
A producer from Manitoba says integrating livestock in a farming operation is a key part of a philosophy that also emphasizes keeping the ground cover…
[Link] A study on sustainable fertigation in melon crops reduces water use by 30%
his system makes it possible to reduce the amount of irrigation water needed for the production by almost a third without any impact on the quality of…
[Link] South Downs groundwater farm trials show early promise
The Aquifer Partnership (TAP) is working with farmers on trials that look to improve soil quality and prevent nitrates leaching into the groundwater a…
[Link] Soil Management Systems to Overcome Multiple Constraints for Dryland Crops on Deep Sands in a Water Limited Environment on the South Coast of Western Australia
Deep sands on the south coast sandplain of Western Australia (WA) have multiple soil constraints including water repellence, high soil strength, low n…
[Link] Everglades Ag Area Growers Focus on Water Quality
Mandatory BMPs, self-imposed fees among several steps deployed to protect our environment.
