Agricultural irrigation system watering corn field. (Adobe Stock │ #85544358 - Solid photos)

K-State study: Slowing down pivots can improve water efficiency and yields

  • By Kelsey Stremel │ K-State Research and Extension news
An irrigation pivot watering a field of turnips. (Photo: iStock - Songbird839)

Missouri to ban water exports

An irrigation photo powered by propane. (Photo couttesy of Propane Education & Research Council.)

PERC highlights propane’s role on farms

The TexasET app can help farmers optimize their irrigation timing. The app calculates crop-specific water recommendations based on a plant’s growth stage. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Mexico agrees to water transfer to help Texas farmers

Irrigated soybeans in Keith County, Nebraska are watered by the Ogallala Aquifer. The vast underground reservoir reaches as far south as Texas, where it has declined as much as 36% since the 1950s. In Nebraska, the Ogallala has decreased by just 0.34% on average, according to analysis of U.S. Geological Survey reports, although the state’s southwest counties are showing a much greater decline. (Photo courtesy of Bill Spiegel.)

A lifeline of the High Plains—irrigation in focus

Pivot irrigator from Pexel, credit Refik Ekenal.

Center pivot irrigation insurance premiums rising 

Pasture field in Rosebud, Mo., May 2024. Photo by Rudra Baral.

Plan for drought by choosing the right forage plan

Sorghum field near Dodge City, Kansas. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

Kansas sorghum growers, state collaborate on water-smart crop