OSCAR robot from Osiris Agriculture reflects a growing shift toward automation in irrigation and nutrient application.

CAVALIER, N.D. -- Robert Vivatson smiles at the memory of his initial foray into irrigation in the mid 1990s. "We had a traveling gun (wheeled cart with attached sprinkler) and 40 acres of irrigated ...

As water supplies shrink and food demand grows, new interdisciplinary research from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln offers ...

The extension of Mzenga Irrigation Scheme in Nkhata District from 900 hectares (ha) to 1100ha has given hope to many community members of benefitting from the facility. Rehabilitated under Programme ...

An irrigation system on wheels that can operate in irregularly shaped farm fields will be featured during a demonstration day planned Aug. 1 at the Flickner Innovation Farm near Moundridge. The farm’s ...

Amid a fuel crisis and frequent load shedding, solar-powered irrigation pumps have emerged as a new source of opportunity ...

Dusty pumpkins slap between rough hands as workers throw them into a tractor’s trailer. It’s a rhythmic, full sound, like a child testing a drum. This third-generation farm supplies more than 600,000 ...

Toro Co., a manufacturer of drip irrigation systems in addition to lawn mowers and snow throwers, has partnered with the recycling firm Revolution Plastics to reclaim plastic products from farm fields ...

After two dry winters, the April 1 snowpack measurement, which is typically the deepest and highest in water concentration, is far below average at 59% according to the Department of Water Resources.