Productivity and Efficiency
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, water efficiency is the smart use of our water resources through water-saving technologies and simple steps. Using water efficiently will help ensure reliable water supplies today and for future generations. Topics addressed in this theme provide insights, lessons, and guidance on how diverse stakeholders are working to improve water management and reduce water use.
Productivity and Efficiency Resources
NIMBUS Lab
Published:
January 1, 2014Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska
DWFI faculty fellow Carrick Detweiler is involved in several research projects on using unmanned aerial vehicles for water quality sampling and crop surveyingRead more
Nebraska Agricultural Water Management Network
Published:
January 1, 2014Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska
DWFI faculty fellow Suat Irmak leads this network, which works with natural resources districts and farmers to implement water and soil moisture sensors on growers' fields.Read more
Small Grains Breeding Research
Published:
January 1, 2013Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska
DWFI faculty fellow Stephen Baenzier is researching new cultivars of winter wheat, barley, and triticale along with teaching and developing new breeding methodsRead more
A simulation toolset for modeling grain storage facilities
Published:
January 1, 2012Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska
A grain storage simulator is described in this research paper by DWFI faculty fellow Rolando Flores and his colleaguesRead more
Fish May Be Cash Crop for Arizona Farmers
The National Institutes for Water Resources
Variants of aquaculture exist depending upon the prevailing conditions of an area. For example, fish farming operations in Arizona, a mostly hot, arid region, will differ from what occurs in the Southeast, a wet region and the center of aquaculture in the United States. Desert aquaculture is lesser...Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaAbandoned Farmland Often Is Troubled Land in Need of Restoration
The National Institutes for Water Resources
Land plowed, fertilized, and irrigated obviously is useful land, with purpose and value. No longer farmed and lying fallow, that same land may be barren or grow only sparse, weedy vegetation in dry and infertile soils. Called abandoned or derelict farmland, this land often is an environmental...Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaDoes Micro-Irrigation Matter? a Quasi-Experimental Impact Evaluation in Zambia
iDE
This study is an evaluation of the impact of micro-irrigation technology investment, farmer-group membership, and agricultural training on various measures of household income, crop production, crop diversification, and value added for an innovative project conduced by iDE with smallholder farmers...Read more
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ZambiaSub-Saharan AfricaEnvironmental Impact Assessment Technical Review Guidelines for the Energy Sector
U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyU.S. Agency for International Development
The guidelines for energy aim to strengthen Environmental Impact Assessment of proposed projects. The guidelines help users identify, avoid and mitigate potential adverse impacts and increase potential benefits.Read more
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Latin America and the CaribbeanWebinar on "Water, Energy, and Climate Change"
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
This webcast will explore major opportunities to save water and energy together, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions and limiting climate change. Watershed practitioners, utilities, community leaders, and agency officials can all benefit from hearing about the profound implications of climate...Read more
Colorado State University Beverage Business Institute
Colorado State University
Delivers education, training, and research that focus upon business operations, production, and distribution in all of the related beverage industries.Read more
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