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
Kansas State University nano-entomologist Amie Norton describes a process in which researchers discovered alfalfa’s ability to detect contaminants in water and milk. (Kansas State University)

Entomologists test alfalfa’s ability to detect mercury in water

An irrigation pivot watering a field of turnips. (Photo: iStock - Songbird839)

Missouri to ban water exports

Oklahoma State University Extension specialist Scott Frazier and a team of water research experts conduct a well efficiency test in the field of a producer who graduated from the Master Irrigator program. Participants who complete the Extension program receive complimentary well testing for their irrigation systems. The program is funded by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board and the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. (Photo provided by Sumit Sharma, OSU Agriculture)

OSU Agriculture offers research, education to extend life of Ogallala Aquifer

To meet growing water needs, some Western states have adopted water banking and leasing. Water banking systems allow for stored water to be reallocated, and ownership transferred. (Photo: Bureau of Land Management/Public Domain)

Session at annual Western conference to discuss water banking and leasing

  • By Drew Viguet │ National Agricultural Law Center
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

Vegetable box in the home garden. (Adobe Stock │ #359503128 - AHatmaker)

How to create a raised bed garden