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Water Use on Australian Farms 2011-12 publication

The ABS has released its Water Use on Australian Farms, 2011-12, publication This publication presents estimates of agricultural water use (including pastures and crops irrigated), irrigation water sources and irrigation expenditure. Estimates are presented at Australia, State/Territory, and Murrary-Darling Basin (MDB) levels. Additional datacubes for regional geographies, i.e. Statistical Area ...

Jun. 17, 2013

By Irrigation Australia Limited

California judge says she`ll likely uphold farmer water cuts

California's demand for lower agricultural water use during the drought will likely survive a legal challenge, a judge indicated Thursday. Sacramento Superior Court Judge Shelleyanne Chang said during a hearing that she believes the state's revised approach to warning farmers of insufficient supplies is legal. She previously ruled that other notices were improper. At issue are thousands of ...

Jul. 30, 2015

By Associated Press

International institutions join forces on Africa water initiative

Agricultural growth in sub-Saharan Africa is vital to poverty reduction and to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals set by the international community. Despite its importance, however, investments in agricultural water have seen a continuous decline since the late 1980s, with only a slight recovery in recent years. In response to the decline, five international organizations (the ...

Mar. 31, 2008

By The World Bank

$500,000 Available to Farmers in the South San Joaquin Irrigation District

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in California is providing funds to improve the efficiency of agricultural water use in the South San Joaquin Irrigation District (SSJID), Division Nine Irrigation Enhancement Project Area. The deadline to submit an application for assistance is April 29, 2013. "We are proud to offer landowners in this irrigation district additional ...

Mar. 29, 2013

By Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) - USDA

Funding Available to Farmers to Improve Irrigation Water Efficiency

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in California, in partnership with DOI's Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), is providing funds to improve the efficiency of agricultural water use in five select locations throughout California. This partnership combines rural infrastructure upgrades with on-farm conservation enhancements. The deadline to submit an application for ...

May 22, 2012

By Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) - USDA

UF/IFAS avocado irrigation app should save money, water

Avocado growers now know that a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences mobile irrigation app works well to save money while maintaining crop yields. This data, reported in a new study, is critical for an industry that has a $100 million a year economic impact on Florida. It’s also important because agriculture uses about 70 percent of the world’s water, the ...

Oct. 17, 2016

By The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

Volatile Cotton Sector Struggles to Balance Cost and Benefits

Growing cotton provides livelihoods for an estimated 100 million households in as many as 85 countries. But adverse global market conditions and reliance on large doses of water, fertilizer, and pesticides impose considerable social and environmental costs, writes Michael Renner, senior researcher at the Worldwatch Institute, in the Institute’s latest Vital Signs Online article ...

Feb. 17, 2015

By Worldwatch Institute

Land acquisitions could add tension to transboundary waters

Millions of hectares of farmland in Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America have been leased to foreign countries, sovereign wealth funds, and private corporations over the past half-decade with little to no explicit legal agreement on how water can and will be used on the acquired properties. A new report from the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), Land acquisitions: How will they ...

Mar. 14, 2012

By Stockholm International Water Institute

China: agricultural production and groundwater

As in many parts of the People’s Republic of China, Shanxi Province is experiencing reduced water security for the agriculture sector. Changing climate conditions, including reduced rainfall, are increasing reliance on groundwater resources in the province. Unsustainable groundwater use for food production intensifies the impacts of climate change, and cost-effective adaptation responses ...

Nov. 25, 2016

By International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH)

Robert F Kennedy Jr. presents vertical farming system during earth week

Valcent Products and their vertical farming system, VertiCrop™ were presented by Robert F Kennedy Jr. on WUSA9 television during Earth Week. Rolling fields of farmland spread out over acres and acres of land, but in urban areas, there's no place to go but up. 'The vertical farming idea is kind of a perfect storm because it's the solution for so many problems that we're facing in this country,' ...

Apr. 24, 2010

By GLOBE SERIES

Dairy farmers praise mandatory code progress

PEAK dairy farmer group Australian Dairy Farmers (ADF) supports the federal government’s commitment to pursuing a mandatory Code of Conduct for the industry. A new code of practice is an important step for the dairy industry that will clarify and strengthen relationships between farmers and processors across all states of Australia. ADF has always said our aim is to address the ...

Mar. 15, 2019

By Australian Dairy Farmers Ltd.

Robert Kennedy promotes vertical farming system

Valcent Products and their vertical farming system, VertiCrop™ were presented by Robert F Kennedy Jr. on Washington, D.C. based WUSA9 television during Earth Week. 'The vertical farming idea is kind of a perfect storm because it's the solution for so many problems that we're facing in this country,' siad Kennedy, a noted environmentalist. Using vertical trays and no soil, Kennedy and his cousin ...

Apr. 24, 2010

By GLOBE SERIES

Farming in cities could help feed the world

With traditional food production under threat from climate change, we should switch from agriculture to cell culture, says Lucía Atehortúa. If climate change begins to limit the global production of food and energy crops, it will be necessary to develop a new system of food production. Imagine agriculture in small spaces, using high-tech tools such as photo-bioreactors, generating ...

Dec. 2, 2010

By SciDev.Net

Prior herbicide use—not irrigation—is critical to herbicide efficacy

Crop and herbicide use history are more critical to herbicide efficacy and environmental safety than the timing and amount of irrigation water used, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists. ARS plant physiologists Dale Shaner and Lori Wiles made this discovery from ongoing experiments on two irrigated fields at Colorado State University (CSU) at Fort Collins, Colo. Shaner ...

Mar. 17, 2010

By The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) - USDA

CGIAR announces next batch of research programmes

Some of the key foods that could help solve the global food crisis will be the focal point of six new research programmes totalling US$957 million over the next three years. The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) — a network of governments and organisations that funds 15 major research centres around the world — conditionally approved proposals for the ...

Jul. 21, 2011

By SciDev.Net

CropLife Asia & Regional Plant Science Industry Celebrate Earth Day

Nearly 400,000 plant species provide our planet with the nutritious food, fiber, fresh air, and medicine we need to survive, but it is estimated that roughly one-fifth of those are at risk of extinction due to environmental threats. On this 47th anniversary of Earth Day, CropLife Asia and the region's plant science industry have joined together to celebrate the agricultural innovations that have ...

Apr. 21, 2017

By CropLife Asia

How much water is used for irrigation in European agriculture?

Agriculture plays a large role in the management of water in the EU. However, there is little consistent information on water use in irrigation. New EU supported research has estimated how much water is used for irrigation in European countries, providing a framework to analyse agricultural pressures on water quantity. Water scarcity is an increasing problem in the EU and the situation is ...

Oct. 1, 2009

By European Commission, Environment DG

Environmental entrepreneurs: Mexico’s Alibio harnesses the power of microbes

A Mexican company uses microbes to reduce chemicals used in agriculture and water treatment. What do bacteria have to do with clean water and sustainable agriculture? Mexican entrepreneur Alfredo Suárez Rivero has built his business, AliBio, around the ability of bacteria and other microbes to treat wastewater and reduce the use of polluting chemicals in the agriculture and aquaculture ...

Mar. 30, 2011

By World Resources Institute WRI

New Wireless and Sustainability Report Reveals Big Cost Savings and Efficiencies for Transportation, Energy, Agriculture and Government Sectors

An emerging wireless-enabled environment has the potential to drive billions of dollars in energy savings and reshape how American industry, agriculture and the public sector approach sustainability, according to a report authored by BSR that was sponsored and released today by CTIA-The Wireless Association®. In one example cited in the report, wireless-enabled fleet management solutions ...

Oct. 11, 2011

By Business for Social Responsibility (BSR)

Pakistan-US science cooperation renewed

Pakistan and the United States have renewed science collaboration in a range of sectors like agriculture, university education, water and renewable energy. US envoy in Pakistan, Richard Hoagland, announced a grant of US$ 4 million this month (5 September) in Islamabad for the fifth phase of the Pakistan-US bilateral science cooperation programme. Pakistan has pledged US$ 2.116 million for the ...

Sep. 20, 2012

By SciDev.Net

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