Fresh water isn't unlimited. Rainfall isn't predictable. And plants aren't always thirsty. Just 3 percent of the world's water is drinkable, and more than 70 percent of that fresh water is used for ...

American Society of Irrigation Consultants announced the winners of its 2026 Excellence in Irrigation Awards at the ASIC National Conference on April 21 in San Diego.

You can irrigate your lawn or garden with an automated sprinkler or drip system. Sprinklers irrigate more widely, but they ...

Spring is slowly clawing its way out from under the mountains of snow most of us saw this winter, which means that, soon enough, you’ll have to restart yard work. As warmer days approach, one of the ...

Discover how simple, rainfall-based irrigation strategies offer smallholder farmers a scalable, low-cost path to saving wheat ...

Unlike large-acreage government irrigation schemes, small-scale irrigation is typically farmer led. Farmers decide what technologies to use to extract water, be it manual lifting or solar water pumps.

A predictive model combining information about plant physiology, real-time soil conditions and weather forecasts can help make more informed decisions about when and how much to irrigate. This could ...