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Growing up in the eastern lowlands of Bolivia, José L. Chávez, PhD, spent time working on his grandfather’s farm throughout his childhood.

Planning irrigation scheduling, especially during drought conditions, is an ongoing challenge for producers and agricultural irrigation professionals.

From California row crops to Washington orchards and Tennessee nurseries, smart irrigation automation is helping growers manage water more precisely while freeing up scarce labor...

Researchers tested ChatGPT-generated irrigation decisions in Nebraska's TAPS farm management competition, finding AI-assisted plots performed competitively with top human-managed systems.

Efficient water use is important throughout the irrigation season and becomes even more critical during the hottest summer months.

New research from the University of Maryland shows irrigation needs for soybean crops on the Eastern Shore will quadruple in the coming decades during the...

In several states, researchers, agronomists and farmers are exploring how OpenET can support more informed water management decisions.

At Kansas State University (K-State), researchers are testing different technologies to help producers make irrigation decisions as water availability becomes less predictable.

Irrigation is becoming a limiting factor, not just a management decision, for growers across parts of the U.S., and early-season shortages are forcing difficult tradeoffs.

As global companies pursue Water Positive targets, we are seeing more investments in the agricultural supply chain.