Surface irrigation remains a vital agricultural practice, combining tradition with modern analytical methods to address the global challenges of water scarcity and efficient water use. Recent ...

This week, the question comes from yours truly (i.e., Dr. Marisa Thompson, regular writer of this column). I’ve heard about subsurface drip as an improved way to irrigate turfgrass, so I invited NMSU ...

Irrigation by surface water is steadily expanding in different parts of the country while the use of groundwater is declining thanks to the government's move to re-excavate canals and build rubber ...

Tanks/ponds form the largest share (41 per cent) of all the surface flow irrigation schemes, while 14 per cent and 10 per cent of the schemes are reservoirs and temporary diversions, respectively.

A pastoralist in Western Australia's Kimberley is trialling sub-surface irrigation to grow cattle fodder — a first for the region. David Stoate from Anna Plains Station has laid drip irrigation pipe ...

The use of surface water has become the ultimate solution for irrigating croplands across the country as depleting underground reserves amid lesser rainfall and higher fuel costs have left farmers ...

Irrigation systems can be expensive. As a farmer, you need to choose the irrigation method that will work for you and ensure that you get maximum returns. Irrigation is the application of water to the ...

Nagpur: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in its report on outcomes in surface irrigation for the year 2022 has identified major lapses in the implementation and completion of Andhali ...

According to recently released fifth minor irrigation schemes census, "The number of surface flow minor irrigation schemes has declined from 6,01,000 in 2006-07 to 5,92,000 in 2013-14." The decline in ...