For farmers using irrigation, especially efficient drip systems, the question isn't just about getting water—it's about knowing the price tag. Understanding drip irrigation cost per acre is the ...

A drip irrigation system is the simplest solution for keeping your garden healthy and growing. There are other benefits to a drip irrigation system that make it a worthwhile investment for ...

Drip irrigation applies water through small holes called emitters in a network of hoses or pipes rather than through broadcasting sprinklers or hoses. It delivers the water more closely to the ...

So that's a good place to start. Drip irrigation is exactly what it says. You drip the water slowly into the root zone from ground level. You lay down drip hose (not soaker hose, my advice is to ...

The hoses uncoil with the heat of the sun. Credit: Amanda Blum Drip irrigation systems make sense on a number of levels. Because you’re watering exactly where you need to, you’re watering as ...

I recently wrote here about my drip irrigation lines getting chewed up by urban wildlife. I’ve seen squirrels, skunks, raccoons, and opossums in my backyard over the years, but learned that ...

Nearly all of Peterson's crops are grown using sub-surface drip irrigation. "You’re getting water right on the roots rather than flooding a field and soak over the plant," he said in a recent ...

Opinions expressed are those of the author. Drip marketing derives its name from the drip-irrigation farming model in which small amounts of water are consistently fed to crops over a long period ...

JAMIESON, Ore. — Corey Maag’s mid-1990s shift to drip irrigation made him an early adopter of the method now common in the sizable southeast Oregon/southwest Idaho onion growing region.

Researchers from China's Northwest A&F University have developed a novel drip irrigation system powered by PV, which stores energy in the form of compressed air. The use of compressed air not only ...