Water is a crucial resource for farmers and ranchers. Beyond keeping their crops, forage and livestock healthy and growing, the water used on the farm is also part of their families’ and communities’ ...

As climate patterns shift and water resources become increasingly precious, small-scale farmers face mounting pressure to optimize every drop. While typical conservation methods like drip irrigation ...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – A team from the New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service has launched a new game to teach players about the effects of water use decisions on farms. “Cozy ...

Agriculture has been free to use Arizona's groundwater, but as water levels drop, the state may have hit a turning point.

The drought across much of the Western U.S. is now in its fourth year. In California — where it's the most intense — farms are not under the same strict orders to conserve as cities are. And inside ...

GILBERT, AZ — Residents who operate small farms say back-to-back increases in water rates are causing them to pay triple what they once did to water their animals and crops. Melanie Winfield raises 16 ...

FORT STOCKTON Zachary Swick plucked a pecan from one of the 78,000 trees at a sprawling West Texas farm — a rare sight in the desert known for oil rigs and pump jacks. He peeled away the pecan’s ...