Topics: Soil Health, Irrigation, Water, Sustainability, Research, World Population,
Dry run: the wet farming experiment that could sow seeds for future crops
Cambridgeshire project trials plants that thrive in more extreme weather, including sphagnum moss and bulrush
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Topics: Irrigation, Water, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, Climate Change, Ag Africa, World Population, Weather,
In a warming world, Cape Town’s ‘Day Zero’ drought won’t be an anomaly
Using new high-resolution simulations, researchers conclude that climate change made the Cape Town ‘Day Zero’ drought five to six times more likely and suggest extreme drought events could become common in southwestern South Africa by the end of the 21st century.
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11/09/2020 SOURCE: www.ecowatch.com
Amending federal farm credit rates could also slow the treadmill. Generous terms promote borrowing for irrigation equipment; to pay that debt, borrowers farm more land. Offering lower rates for equipment that reduces water use and withholding loans for standard, wasteful equipment could nudge farmers toward conservation.The most powerful tool is the tax code. Currently, farmers receive deductions for declining groundwater levels and can write off depreciation on irrigation equipment. Replacing these perks with a tax credit for stabilizing groundwater and substituting a depreciation schedule favoring more efficient irrigation equipment could provide strong incentives to conserve water.
Farmers Are Depleting the Ogallala Aquifer Because the Government Pays Them to Do So
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Topics: Soil Health, Irrigation, Water, Research, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, World Population, Education, Weather,
Self-Watering Soil Could Transform Farming - UT News
AUSTIN, Texas — A new type of soil created by engineers at The University of Texas at Austin can pull water from the air and distribute it to plants,
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Topics: Irrigation, Forestry, Water, Economics, Research,
Water consumption for trees is calculated in order to design precision irrigation systems
A University of Cordoba and Spanish National Research Council research team validated an indicator based on using a tree's temperature to calculate relative water consumption at an almond tree plantation
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Topics: Precision AG , Irrigation, Water, Economics, Ag India, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population,
Anantapur farmers waiting for micro irrigation equipment subsidy for seven months
Farmers of drought-prone Anantapur district have been waiting to get micro irrigation equipment for the past seven months.
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Topics: Soil Health, Precision AG , Irrigation, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Fertilizer, Regenerative Agriculture,
Roots Sustainable Agricultural Technologies launches next-generation agricultural solutions featuring heat-exchange probe
Roots has identified a number of potential customers in Israel and more broadly, is confident that it will secure first purchase orders shortly.
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09/26/2020 SOURCE: www.rnz.co.nz
Agriculture has found itself in a policy tug of war between National's Judith Collins and Labour's Jacinda Ardern this election.
Agriculture industry, environmentalists lukewarm on National, Labour policies
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Soil Health, Irrigation, Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Conservation/Tillage, Sustainability,
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