Human existence boils down to one brutal fact: however much food you have, it’s enough to last for the rest of your life. Finding your next meal has always been the central organizing fact of life, ...
Healthy and in-demand fruits such as the high-margin 'green gold' avocado, primarily grown in South and Central America, are among the least tenable and environmentally-friendly crops. According to a ...
Plainview Herald on MSN
Crop water use matters
Recently, I shared a few thoughts on pre-plant irrigation, some of which sparked good conversation among producers.
Harold Dueck sees cover crops as a necessity in his cotton fields to protect the fragile cotton seedlings from the harsh and unpredictable west Texas winds. But in the dry climate of Gaines County, he ...
Across South Africa’s rural landscape, thousands of hectares of fertile land lie unused. Irrigation systems have collapsed, water no longer reaches crops reliably, and many farmers lack the support ...
Picture a farm or garden, and you're likely to imagine crops planted in rows. Run water between the rows and you have furrow irrigation, one of humanity's oldest methods used to grow food. It's still ...
Researchers are designing and prototyping a system of accessible, open source irrigation hardware. Two interdisciplinary research teams at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will develop ...
An overarching goal for planting cover crops is to produce as much biomass as possible during the growing window. Higher levels of cover crop biomass will reduce soil erosion, inhibit weed growth, and ...
Dinto Solar has successfully completed the delivery of its first 4.4 MW shipment of G12-132 high-efficiency heterojunction (HJT) modules to a customer in the Philippines.
If you live in Texas, then you are likely well acquainted with the state’s often harsh climate. The hot, dry conditions combined with unpredictable rainfall and drought often leads to declining ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results