The greatest problem facing growers who use underground drip lines to irrigate alfalfa is the damage done by gophers and voles, according to a series of presenters at a subsurface drip irrigation ...
FRESNO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As water issues put a spotlight on California’s alfalfa production, hundreds of growers and dairy farmers are expected to gather in Long Beach, CA, to share the forage ...
FRESNO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In the face of record-setting drought conditions in California’s Central Valley, Netafim USA recently teamed up with the University of California, Davis’ College of ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.—In the back of almost every farm truck you are likely to find a pair of muddy irrigating boots. Stepping in the mud to shovel and ...
COLBY -- A form of irrigation that's proven to be the most efficient and capable of dramatically cutting water consumption still awaits a major coronation in Kansas. Subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) ...
The subsurface drip irrigation systems that have enhanced water use efficiency and increased yields in processing tomatoes may also have long-term effects on soil life that are worth monitoring.
HANLEY FALLS -- Irrigation can make economic sense for many corn farmers in Minnesota, but it is not known if a more costly investment in subsurface irrigation can produce the yields to justify the ...
TAYLOR, Utah — The slow, steady drip of water hits right where the plant is. "You can see under here, it’s just a drip, drip, drip," farmer Matt Peterson said, picking up a line running under a row of ...