Benjamin Bauman with bales of old irrigation drip tape collected from farmers’ fields for recycling. Bales typically weigh 700-1,000 pounds, he said. Bauman estimates there are 460,000 pounds of ...

I love drip irrigation. I get such satisfaction from seeing the orderly lines of drip tubing in my gardens, emitting precisely measured drops of water onto plant roots. These commonplace scenes make ...

A recyclable "drip tape" irrigation system is being put to the test by Norfolk potato growers who are seeking new solutions to water resource pressures. Richard and Will Overton at HA Overton and Sons ...

RIVERDALE, Calif. — Last year, the federal government gave farmer Dan Errotabere half of the water it had awarded him the previous year to cultivate his 5,200 acres. But he still managed to reap a ...

Four months of hauling tonnes of rocks. Pulling out the traditional sprinkler-based irrigation pivots. Installing new water lines underground throughout the field. It cost Robert Wolbert $3 million ...