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Producers across multiple regions of the U.S. are heading into a growing season defined by drought conditions, forcing many farmers and ranchers to rethink forage...
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Drought in the Western United States is often talked about in terms of weather – snowpack, rainfall, reservoir levels.
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Suat Irmak, professor and head of Penn State’s Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, received the 2026 Royce J. Tipton Award from the American Society...
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Nationwide, thousands of students are preparing to start their careers after high school or after college graduation.
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At Kansas State University (K-State), researchers are testing different technologies to help producers make irrigation decisions as water availability becomes less predictable.
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New research from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is giving producers a way to reduce water usage while maintaining, or even improving, profitability.
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The Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute (DWFI) announced that its researchers recently published results from “Irrigated agriculture in the United States: Current status and future...
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Peak irrigation season is underway and widespread drought conditions across multiple regions of the U.S. are prompting new restrictions on outdoor water use while also...
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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.
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IA policy director Andrew Morris breaks down the EQIP landscape for 2026: new funding levels under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and four key...