Agriculture currently accounts for approximately 70% of global freshwater withdrawals. Amid increasing challenges posed by ...

Faurot stands beside a center pivot tower, fiddling with a spigot, aiming it closer to the ground. He turned water on this ...

Leaving your garden hose out in the yard could cause you or your guests to trip and fall. It could also cause damage to your ...

Irrigation is the lifeblood of many ag operations and to the High Pains economy, Ken Eriksen writes in his cover story.

While not directly a large consumer of water from the Ogallala Aquifer (around 3% of total use, mainly for stock water), ...

Jared Faurot’s blue jeans are getting sprayed under the drip hose sprinklers. Faurot stands beside a center pivot tower, fiddling with a spigot, aiming it closer to the ground. He turned water on this ...

The Ogallala is the largest aquifer in North America, holding as much water as Lake Huron. Between row crop farmers and the ...

Jared Faurot farms thousands of acres of wheat, corn and sorghum in Scott County, Kansas, part of the 4-County LEMA district ...

Faurot stands beside a center pivot tower, fiddling with a spigot, aiming it closer to the ground. He turned water on this ...

Drip irrigation is ideal for targeted watering, like vegetable beds or pots. Soaker hoses are brilliant for long borders and ...

Consider running a drip irrigation hose along the base of tomato plants to supply their water needs as the soil conditions improve. Still, stagnant spaces are breeding grounds for disease ...

To get the basics, search online for Colorado State University Extension’s helpful fact sheet, “Drip Irrigation for Home Gardens.” Soaker hoses are perforated to slowly release water along their ...