Wrong.
That's Right.
The answer is 40%
If you account for all types of farming around the world, that is. While modern irrigation techniques used in the U.S. are much more efficient, across the globe, 60 percent of irrigation runs off into waterways or evaporates.13
American farmers have a number of ways to use water more efficiently.
Moisture sensors measure how much water is in the ground.
Subsurface irrigation applies water below the soil surface rather than spraying it on the field. Less water evaporates and more goes to the plants’ roots.
Automatic tile drainage tubes hold water when soil is dry and lets it flow away when soil is wet.
That's Right.
Wrong.
The answer is 40%
If you account for all types of farming around the world, that is. While modern irrigation techniques used in the U.S. are much more efficient, across the globe, 60 percent of irrigation runs off into waterways or evaporates.13
American farmers have a number of ways to use water more efficiently.
Moisture sensors measure how much water is in the ground.
Subsurface irrigation applies water below the soil surface rather than spraying it on the field. Less water evaporates and more goes to the plants’ roots.
Automatic tile drainage tubes hold water when soil is dry and lets it flow away when soil is wet.
