Ag pioneer demonstrates major benefits of drip irrigation for the cultivation of a dominant grain amidst a major food security crisis and the challenges of climate change The results of Netafim's corn ...

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Water scarcity, high temperatures and sandy soils have been a problem for farmers, especially women farmers, in Mauritania trying to grow vegetables under harsh conditions to feed their families and ...

Irrigation is considered an essential factor for agriculture and food security and one of the key ways stakeholders believe to combat inadequate rainfall and unavailability of freshwater to boost ...

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Municipality is providing drip irrigation systems, the most efficient water and nutrient delivery system for growing crops, to 400 local agricultural farms. The system ...

Six classes have been approved for the Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) Continuing Education Credit program in the following areas: Soil and Water (SW), Pest Management (PM), Nutrient Management (NM) and ...

Pineapple roots need adequate oxygen to function, sustaining growth and yield. The crop is susceptible to soil saturation caused by natural rainfall or irrigation, or even with drip irrigation that ...

Failure is the price of success on the farm. In 2023, John Smith planted cluster corn in Kansas, James Hitchcock tried wide row corn in Georgia, and Bill Jones targeted a triple crop on his Indiana ...

Taking into consideration the depleting groundwater table, vice-chancellor of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) Satbir Singh Gosal urged the Punjab farmers to adopt drip and sub-surface irrigation ...