In Texas, agriculture is the largest single user of our groundwater and surface water supplies. Roughly 50 % of the state’s ...

The Senegal River in Senegal during a flood; much of the floodplain that is inundated in this image will be planted with crops as the flood recedes. Most people will imagine a good river as a blue ...

The sight of the first snow on the horizon of Bill Wiley’s 500-acre farm in Shelby County, Ohio, is a welcome relief. The 2024 growing season has been incredibly dry. “We are about eight inches behind ...

While Hollywood and Silicon Valley love the limelight, California is an agricultural powerhouse, too. Agricultural products sold in the Golden State totaled $59 billion in 2022. But rising ...

After more than a decade of discussion, the Food and Drug Administration has published a final rule for certain agricultural water used in the production of produce. The new rule was mandated by the ...

Effective agricultural water management is fundamental to addressing the dual challenges of ensuring food security and promoting environmental sustainability. By integrating precision irrigation ...

A new report from the nongovernmental organization Food and Water Watch details the extent to which both the agriculture and oil and gas industries impact water stability in California. Combined, the ...

The increasing global scarcity of freshwater, exacerbated by climate change and population growth, has propelled research into desalination and its integration with sustainable water management ...

Citrus trees on a farm in San Diego County. (Photo courtesy of the San Diego County Water Authority) As San Diego County continues to navigate the complex challenges of water affordability and supply ...

With chronic water shortages afflicting the Colorado River, discussions about how to cut usage have increasingly focused on a thirsty crop that consumes an especially large share of the river’s water: ...

However, only a part of this agricultural water diverted is effectively used in the production of food or other agricultural commodities and the remaining does not reach the crop/plants because of ...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is turning up the pressure on Mexico over a growing water crisis that’s threatening South Texas farmers, announcing Friday that high-level talks with Mexican ...