Efficient irrigation is one of the key Earth Kind practices for conserving water in the landscape. Low-volume irrigation systems (sometimes referred to as drip or trickle irrigation) are among the ...

Efficient irrigation is one of the key Earth-Kind practices for conserving water in the landscape. Low volume irrigation systems (sometimes referred to as drip or trickle irrigation) are among the ...

Water is a limited resource in the Western United States, especially in August. Ranchers and farmers in the Roaring Fork Valley have to consider the benefits and drawbacks of different irrigation ...

When the winds scream across the cornbelt, it’s not unusual to have reports of large numbers of overhead irrigation systems being flipped during the storms. Seeing a few cases this week, I found ...

Heap leach depths have increased from 15 m of ore depth to 150 m since the turn of the century. Higher closure and reclamation costs, as well as a need to decrease the impact on agricultural land, ...

Diesel and electricity are the main energy sources used to pump water through irrigation systems. It was, therefore, a double whammy when last year’s high prices hit potato growers in what was one of ...