The Colorado River water management crisis has reached another critical moment. There is a deadline on the wall, and the West just missed it. February 14th came and went without agreement among the seven Colorado River Basin states on how to manage one of the most critical water systems in North America. It wasn’t the first missed […]
Insights from a new UC San Diego study on the hidden drivers of drought risk I’ve always appreciated having the University of California, San Diego practically “up the street” from where I live. Beyond the ocean views and the innovation culture, UCSD continues to deliver research that reshapes how we think about climate, agriculture, and water. […]
For irrigation contractors and agricultural producers, water is not an abstract political topic. It is the operating system of your business. Every field, every landscape, every pivot, every valve, every crop depends on it. This week, that operating system became even more strained. The seven states that rely on the Colorado River failed to reach […]
Few phenomena are as influential and widely recognized in climate and meteorology as El Niño and La Niña. These two climate patterns, collectively known as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), profoundly impact weather conditions worldwide. As we move into 2025, understanding how these climate events will shape our environment is more critical than ever. While […]
The Global Water Scarcity Challenge – Water scarcity is a critical global issue exacerbated by the growing demand for freshwater due to increasing populations. In the arid state of Arizona, an innovative solution has emerged to address this challenge by transforming recycled water into a valuable resource for agriculture. This sustainable practice conserves precious freshwater […]
At the World Ag Show in Tulare, California Hydro-Rain, a leading provider of irrigation solutions, introduced their state-of-the-art Control and Monitoring Systems (CMS) for agriculture. CMS is powered by B-hyve technology, a premier irrigation management cloud platform spanning across Landscape, Agricultural Pivot, and now Agricultural Drip IOT categories. The Hydro-Rain CMS offers varying levels of […]
Going away for the holidays is a lot to tack on to your already long to-do list, and what’s more, it is preparing your home for the time you’re away. Making sure you have everything in line is of the utmost importance, as it gives you more peace of mind while you’re away, allowing you […]
With the Hydro-Rain Center Pivot system, a B-hyve Ag connected device, producers can leverage the power of Wi-Fi and 900 MHz to control pivots up to 5 miles away from a Base Station.