RIVERDALE, Calif. — Last year, the federal government gave farmer Dan Errotabere half of the water it had awarded him the previous year to cultivate his 5,200 acres. But he still managed to reap a ...

The weather blocking patterns created by climate change have caused increasing challenges for home gardeners. They have to deal with drought for extended periods even if they don’t live in a ...

Question: Last summer was so dry; it was difficult to water my vegetable garden enough to keep the plants alive let alone bear any produce. I was wondering if a drip irrigation system would be able to ...

Implementing drip irrigation in a garden or landscape is also a way to streamline watering your plants. With new irrigation controllers that can be set and operated from your phone, you can water your ...

Pheww, that was a hot week. Temperatures in the mid-90s, humidity about the same, and dry. Though most farmers, while still shaking off the rainiest season on record, are not yet at the point of ...