Can farmers pull a solution to the water crisis out of thin air?

When In Drought, Farm Your Moisture

Fracking produces millions of barrels of wastewater every day in Texas. Some companies want to use it to irrigate farms. 

Irrigating With Oil Waste

How to Unbraid a River

But if we run out of water, we’re cooked.

Some Midwestern States Have Stayed Cooler Than the Rest of the Country. The Secret? Large-Scale Irrigation.

As climate change intensifies, contamination from floods can pose hazards long after the waters recede.

Rising Waters, Sinking Prospects

Advocates say the Farm Bill can help address the racial water gap.

Wells Are Running Dry in Rural Communities of Color. Is a Fix in Sight?

In a drought-stricken world, recycling our wastewater could help put food on your plate.

Embracing the Toilet-to-Farm Irrigation Model

Funding for the water quality sensor system that monitors ag-related pollution has been axed, making it harder to hold the industry accountable, and nearly impossible for citizens to check the quality of their drinking water.

Iowa’s Water Crisis Isn’t Drying Up Anytime Soon

New research investigates how nitrogen in farmland soils responds to recharge floodwaters.

Farmland flooding could help with both extreme weather and depleted aquifers. But will it contaminate drinking water?

With water resources becoming ever scarcer, Golden State rice farmers look for ways to cut back on their usage.

After a crippling drought, California has enough water to grow rice this year. Its troubles aren’t over.

Tech-driven, soilless farm systems can serve as a useful tool to save water and shore up the supply chain. But the process comes with not-insignificant challenges.

The Uncertain Future of Growing Without Soil

Central Oregon’s irrigation canals, a vital lifeline to the region’s farmers, lose 30 to 50% of their water due to seepage and evaporation. Modernization is coming.

Some of Oregon’s Irrigation Systems Are More Than 100 Years Old, and It Shows

New research reveals that climate change is leading to more “rain-on-snow” events, which means more soil erosion, pollution, and toxic algal blooms.

Winter Rain Keeps Increasing — And It’s Exponentially Increasing Toxic Farm Runoff

During a historically dry year for crops, the space agency is aiming to work more closely with the agricultural community.

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