In the low desert around Mesa, Arizona, summer heat gives way to monsoon storms that can deliver sudden, heavy downpours. Many homeowners watch that water race across pavement and into the street, yet ...

Picture a farm or garden, and you're likely to imagine crops planted in rows. Run water between the rows and you have furrow irrigation, one of humanity's oldest methods used to grow food. It's still ...

In order for plants to survive, they need sun and water. Unfortunately sun will deplete readily available water for plants in arid or semi-arid climates. Water provides nutrients to a plant so it can ...

Discover the fascinating history of irrigation, from ancient civilizations using canals and buckets to modern American farming systems that ..