drip irrigation is a modern and well-developed system for conserving water and reducing the cost of fertilisers, energy, labour and pesticides. Before this system of irrigation, sprinkler was the most ...

Water trickles out of a tiny black plastic tube and flows onto a spot near a young banana plant. The set-up looks simple, but it works with precision. The tube delivers just the right amount of water, ...

Democratic governments are, by their nature, slow-moving creatures — and that’s the way it should be. Social stability generally requires that change be evolutionary, not revolutionary, lest the ...

Israel’s Netafim, the world’s leading drip irrigation company, has developed a potentially world-changing drip system for rice aimed at replacing the traditional system of flooding. Netafim ...

The sight is not uncommon in California: water moving slowly across farm fields, in broad sheets or through a grid of ditches, propelled only by the pull of gravity. Flood irrigation is a tried and ...

With irrigation bringing more arable land under cultivation, saving the amount of water in the process is a target for every farmer who wants to spend less and earn more. Drip irrigation, which allows ...

A lot of people find irrigation a bit daunting but Josh loves it so he has some tips for making it simple. How to check your water flow rate Most home gardeners on town water will have adequate water ...

Mulched drip irrigation is a technique practiced largely in arid regions of China to improve soil quality, increase crop yield, and save water. In a recent study published in Npj Sustainable ...

PHOENIX — Ronald Rayner has been fascinated with water since he was a boy on his father’s farm in Goodyear. Now a partner on the family farm, A Tumbling-T Ranches, he has found a way to conserve water ...