Category: Featured Recipients
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A GPS for Irrigation: Helping Farmers Grow More Food With Less Water
By pairing crop models with real-time field data and weather forecasts, this UC Davis and Technion team has shown how growers can save water without sacrificing yield, even as droughts intensify and groundwater shrinks. ISAYA KISEKKA, UCD, Professor of Agricultural Water Management RAPHAEL LINKER, Technion, Professor of Agricultural Engineering Rafi Linker with Isaya Kisekka on…
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Turning Farmland into a Water Bank
Researchers from UC Davis and two Israeli universities show how farms can help recharge depleted groundwater while keeping crops healthy and water clean. HELEN DAHLKE, UCD, Professor in Integrated Hydrologic Sciences ALEX FURMAN, Technion, Professor of Environmental, Water & Agricultural Engineering NOAM WEISBROD, Ben Gurion University, Professor of Hydrogeology & Arid Zones Research Clockwise from…