It could be, but no. In addition to the fact that such farming requires a huge amount of fresh water, which is already in short supply, the risk of mistakes is very high. The latter can be impossible ...

“As long as these vegetables have water early in their growing season, they tolerate drought,” Myers said. “In fact, many ...

After a wet summer, dryland grower Pat Donaldson, Neelia, Capella, is taking a gamble on a good winter season, breaking with ...

New research reveals that beneficial microorganisms can revive soils, increase yields, and reduce reliance on chemical inputs ...

On the Hopi Reservation, most farmers rely on the rain to grow crops. Their seeds are adapted to dryland farming, but the prolonged drought has reduced harvests. Only about 15 percent of Hopis on ...

Sunflower can fit a variety of cropping strategy positions in both irrigated and dryland crop rotations. One dryland strategy gaining interest in the southern high plains is double cropping.

He says they usually catch most of their rain in June, so the dryland crops are running out of time. He says, “Yield prospects in the area. So these are dryland acres if we don’t catch some ...