When Peter Ritter decided to revamp his Orinda backyard recently, one of the first steps was installing a drip irrigation system -- inconsistently hand watering with a hose just wasn't getting the job ...

Last spring, my mom set up her garden with drip irrigation. Even though she has a sizable yard filled with vegetables, ...

The sight is not uncommon in California: water moving slowly across farm fields, in broad sheets or through a grid of ditches, propelled only by the pull of gravity. Flood irrigation is a tried and ...

Researchers from China's Northwest A&F University have developed a novel drip irrigation system powered by PV, which stores energy in the form of compressed air. The use of compressed air not only ...