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Two young farmers in a field.
The USDA is investing $24 million across 45 organizations and institutions that teach and train beginning farmers and ranchers.
For those on the western edge of the Corn Belt, barriers to adopting irrigation fall within cultural, physical and financial categories.
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For those on the western edge of the Corn Belt, barriers to adopting irrigation fall within cultural, physical and financial categories.
Californian farms have been severely hit by recent climate change effects and water shortages, possibly impacting the national food supply.
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Californian farms have been severely hit by recent climate change effects and water shortages, possibly impacting the national food supply.
U.S. farmers can get more out of their crops by watching how irrigation is handled elsewhere in the world.
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U.S. farmers can get more out of their crops by watching how irrigation is handled elsewhere in the world.
More than 660 cotton producers enrolled their 2021 crop in the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, according to the National Cotton Council of America
More than 660 cotton producers enrolled their 2021 crop in the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, according to the National Cotton Council of America
Irrigation scheduling can help satisfy a crop's needs without wasting water, energy and plant nutrients or degrading the soil.
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Irrigation scheduling can help satisfy a crop's needs without wasting water, energy and plant nutrients or degrading the soil.
Use growth stage irrigation scheduling for corn to reduce irrigation costs, lower pumping and maintain top yield numbers.
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Use growth stage irrigation scheduling for corn to reduce irrigation costs, lower pumping and maintain top yield numbers.
Sentinel Fertigation, whose platform can quantify nitrogen in crops to predict fertigation needs, closed its $1.2 million seed fund round.
Sentinel Fertigation, whose platform can quantify nitrogen in crops to predict fertigation needs, closed its $1.2 million seed fund round.
The IA and IIC released the results of its second, 2020 economic impact study, which revealed a booming ag and landscape irrigation industry.
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The IA and IIC released the results of its second, 2020 economic impact study, which revealed a booming ag and landscape irrigation industry.
Oklahoma State University researchers developed a geospatial database of all center pivot-irrigated fields in regions of the Ogallala Aquifer.
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Oklahoma State University researchers developed a geospatial database of all center pivot-irrigated fields in regions of the Ogallala Aquifer.