Dusty pumpkins slap between rough hands as workers throw them into a tractor’s trailer. It’s a rhythmic, full sound, like a child testing a drum. This third-generation farm supplies more than 600,000 ...

Deep in his almond grove, Madera County almond farmer Tom Rogers reviews his irrigation data on his tablet, next to a device measuring temperature and humidity. A soil moisture sensor, seen near ...

Tired of standing next to your planting beds, garden hose in hand? Concerned about getting too much water where you don’t need it and not enough where you do? The solution is simple: install drip ...

LINCOLN — The ability of farmers and ranchers to irrigate Nebraska crops contributed $11 billion to Nebraska’s economy in 2012, according to study results released in a press release Tuesday by ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Investing in Irrigation in Saskatchewan will help us build our food system capacity. This builds resilience against the uncertainties of global trade and foreign policy. Trump’s tariffs and ...

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As winter approaches, it's time to water the lawn no more than once a week in the 18 counties of the St. Johns River Water Management District. Starting Sunday, landscape irrigation will return to a ...

Life in rural India evokes an image of a farmer levelling the land with an ox-drawn scraper. It’s one of the most basic preparations before sowing, as uneven land does not bode well for water ...