An irrigation system on wheels that can operate in irregularly shaped farm fields will be featured during a demonstration day planned Aug. 1.

Drip irrigation, aided by satellite imagery measuring moisture loss, has reduced water wastage significantly over the years. Still, Lambert said interest has never been greater for dry farm ...

The University of Delaware has utilized the Warrington Irrigation Research Farm for agricultural research since the property's donation to UD by Mr. Everett Warrington in 1992.

Farmers are getting more efficient in their water use, and farms in the East increasingly are adopting the irrigation methods more common to the dry West.