Rainfall has benefitted many crops statewide, but the moisture also serves as a catalyst for insects and pests.

Among the most promising practices are mulching, the use of living cover crops, reduced tillage, agroecological fertilization, contour farming, and rainwater harvesting. These methods aim to optimize ...

MANY urban farmers in Kuala Lumpur may not be affected as much by the increase in water tariffs set for Feb 1 as they use a rainwater harvesting ... in interest in urban farming during the Covid ...

Filling the pits allows playas to properly retain and filter water. Johnson said the High Plains contains more than 23,000 playa basins. Rain harvesting — capturing and storing rainwater for ...

Climate change has made traditional farming methods unreliable ... success lies in a combination of rainwater capture systems using PVC gutters and large tanks, contour trenching and infiltration pits ...

As we look toward a new year, it’s a perfect time to start thinking about new ways to save both water and money. One simple yet impactful resolution? Begin harvesting rainwater for your garden!

Veeramani uses the water to irrigate his four-acre farm and for household purposes. After observing his work, many others in the village have also taken inspiration from this model of rainwater ...

Autonomous Tech Is Coming to Farming. What Will It Mean for Crops and Workers Who Harvest Them? HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Jeremy Ford hates wasting water. As a mist of rain sprinkled the fields ...

The farm uses swales to bring water to the garden, which are ditches dug on a contour to harvest rainwater. Perennial plants grow along the swales to receive maximum benefit from the water.

But without clean, reliable water ... farm to pick fresh fruit and enjoy a wholesome farm experience. This year has seen plenty of rain, but last year’s drought required the orchard to irrigate ...

harvesting his farm’s first commercial hazelnut crop this fall and shipping it off to buyers was a race against time and nature. “You have to beat the squirrels and the rain,” Baur said.

“I didn’t look, but I’m guessing half an inch,” Ewen said of the rain on his Huntley farm ... their harvest of what’s expected to be a bumper crop. “It rained as much as the water ...