An international team of scientists has demonstrated how powerful thunderstorm complexes over the U.S. Corn Belt are fueled by moisture rising from the region's fertile fields or just beneath them.

The sweeping land use changes and irrigation of the U.S. Corn Belt, along with the influence of the area's shallow groundwater, have significantly altered precipitation patterns in that vital ...

HANLEY FALLS -- Irrigation can make economic sense for many corn farmers in Minnesota, but it is not known if a more costly investment in subsurface irrigation can produce the yields to justify the ...

The late-season irrigation know-how Olan Moore started using in Texas corn growers’ fields 40 years ago is common in the Lone Star state but still relatively unknown in the Midwest. Moore, owner of ...

In recent years, technology companies have been developing, testing and deploying a variety of Internet of Things (IoT)-based innovations that leverage cellular networks hosted by AT&T to capture and ...

Corn farmers in the verdant plains of southwestern France have responded to dwindling water resources by adopting drip irrigation—a money-saving technique invented in the 1960s in Israel. Initially ...

With climate change, irrigating more crops in the United States will be critical to sustaining future yields, as drought conditions are likely to increase due to warmer temperatures and shifting ...

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - The sale of sweet corn is underway for a long-standing farm in Dubuque. Fincel’s Farm started selling corn on Wednesday. With the lack of rain this year, Fincel’s has to rely on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feb. 18—Maceo farmer Tanner Stroup won his first state corn yield title in 2022 in the irrigated category. For the contest that's ...

No matter which of the widely accepted global circulation models ultimately comes closest to predicting the amount of warming caused by climate change, corn production will be reduced, according to a ...

The global shortage of freshwater has become a critical challenge. Conventional water treatment relies heavily on fossil ...