Irrigation

Agricultural pioneers battling water scarcity

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:18:00 +0000

Dennis Pollock

Entrepreneurs and agricultural pioneers are eager to find new ways to feed the world’s growing appetite with a scarce water supply.

Solutions to water crisis unsustainable

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:06:00 +0000

Yes, we need concerted efforts to figure out how to use our water more efficiently. We need better varieties, better cropping systems more efficient irrigation. But going back in time is not the answer.

Farm Press Blog

Technology advances irrigation and drought management

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:13:00 +0000

The Weslaco Extension Center has been awarded part of a nationwide $5.3 million Conservation Innovation Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Texas rice farmers could get relief from new reservoir project

Thu, 09 May 2013 20:28:00 +0000

Lower Basin Reservoir Project should provide an additional 90,000 acre-feet of water a year to LCRA’s water supply system.

South Texas farmers cheer Rio Grande water relief

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:30:00 +0000

IBWC releases water from Lake Amistad, but water crisis continues

Water is once again rapidly running down the lower Rio Grande River -- at least for the next few days -- bringing some relief to parched South Texas cities and irrigation districts.

Coastal Texas forecast calls for hot and dry, but hurricanes could bring rain

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:18:00 +0000

Coastal Bend is on a track to receive about 10 fewer inches of rain this year than the average 22 inches.

Carlsbad farmers irate over groundwater pumping in Roswell

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:15:00 +0000

Farmers around Carlsbad, in southeastern New Mexico, say they are fed up over water shortages in the Pecos River, blaming upriver Roswell water users for tapping groundwater sources and depleting water that would have flowed south in the now near-dry Pecos riverbed.

News Blog: Proposal would eliminate Texas rice acres in favor of urban growth

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:17:00 +0000

The Central Texas Water Coalition's proposal that rice farmers go out of business to free up water for urban dwellers is not getting much traction in rural circles.

State Climatologist: Global surface temperatures likely to set a new record this year

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:28:00 +0000

Robert Burns, Texas AgriLife

There’s very good evidence the same factors contributing to the drought – the El Niño-La Niña cycle — have temporarily stalled global warming, according to a Texas A&M University climatologist.

In the Valley, not just farmers, but cities, may run out water by spring

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:14:00 +0000

Robert Burns, Texas AgriLife

Rio Grande Valley, water shortages are shaping up as a crisis not just for farmers but also for entire cities.