No irrigation system can distribute water perfectly evenly across an entire field. Center pivot irrigation involves a powered structure that rotates a steel pipe with sprinklers to water crops. But ...

With increasing population size and food demand, the global area equipped for irrigation has expanded almost six-fold since 1900. New research, published in three separate journal articles led by VUB ...

An innovative program comparing High Plains farmers’ use of various water management technologies in their operations may seem like a reality show, but Daran Rudnick sees it much different. Daran ...

There are many variables that impact the life of an irrigation system. Exposure to freeze/thaw cycles, the type of soil surrounding the pipe, quality of the water and the intensity of use of the ...