Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This California farm uses tech and tradition to reduce water use. Almond trees provide byproducts and long-term carbon capture.

With Colorado and the southwest looking at an increasingly hotter and drier future, researchers with Colorado State University in the Grand Valley are looking into how alternative hay crops respond to ...

Gardeners who want to save water with wise irrigating techniques might consider an unusual approach: plant crops that don’t require much water in the first place. “Some vegetables, such as beans, are ...

TAYLOR, Utah — The slow, steady drip of water hits right where the plant is. "You can see under here, it’s just a drip, drip, drip," farmer Matt Peterson said, picking up a line running under a row of ...

Western Kansas is running out of the water needed to fuel irrigated agriculture. Why is it so hard for farmers to switch to alternative crops? GRAY COUNTY, Kansas — In dry western Kansas, the sound of ...

Under the Great Plains, there's an aquifer powering the region's agriculture system. But it's running out of water, prompting farmers in middle America to consider more environmentally friendly crops.

Colorado's ongoing drought is putting growing pressure on one of the state's most important industries.

Soil sensors, drip irrigation and decades of knowledge are helping one family farm produce more almonds with less water. This California farm uses tech and tradition to reduce water use. Almond trees ...

Alex Millershaski stands next to a seed planter used for crops like wheat, corn and sorghum. Calen Moore Kansas News Service In dry western Kansas, the sound of artificial rain spraying from center ...