Kees van Beek sells subsurface drip irrigation through Southern Irrigation LP, in Lethbridge. He says the technology is popular around the world, including in California, Texas, Ukraine and Israel.

According to Netafim, 1,500 liters (396 gallons) of water is required per kilogram (2.2 pounds) of rice produced when using drip irrigation, rather than 5,000 liters (1,320 gallons) with the ...

A drip irrigation system is a series of tubes that snake around your garden, delivering water straight to the roots of your plants. They are generally considered efficient and are often automated.

N-Drip says farmers who switch from flood irrigation to using its system benefit from water savings of 50%, yield increases of up to 33%, fertilizer reduction of 50%, and a drop in greenhouse ...