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(Photo courtesy of Valley Irrigation.)
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Valley awards two $10K technology winners

Growers from Arkansas and and Nebraska selected to upgrade irrigation management with Valley's AgSense technology. Read More

Image of a faucet spouting water (Photo: iStock - REKINC1980)
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Farmers can thrive while navigating through water supply problems

An irrigated corn crop during the 2024 growing season in southwest Kansas. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)
Corn, Dave Bergmeier, Kansas, Water

Water precious with supply implications

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 

A center-pivot irrigation system waters a cornfield near Adams, Nebraska, south of Lincoln. (Photo by Craig Chandler, University Communication and Marketing.)

Four States Irrigation Council announces major awards

Pivot irrigation system over a field in Caddo County near Hydro Oklahoma

Registration now open for the 2025 Water for Food Global Conference

Lindsay’s farm water management package recognized

Thom family members at T-L from left to right: Chase Crawford, Dave Thom, Jim Thom, John Thom, and Chris Thom. (Courtesy photo.)

Irrigation company marks 70 years of innovation

A Reinke center pivot sprinkler. (Courtesy photo.)

Four State Irrigation Council to have annual meeting