Irrigation News

• 3 Tips That Build Field Monitoring Confidence
  
  05/07/2013
  Follow these three guidelines for smart, profitable remote irrigation management.
• Fox Business Channel Profiles Valley Irrigation
  
  04/29/2013
  Facts about center pivot systems and technology that conserves water are highlighted in the segment from "The Green Room".
• Farm Journal Pulse: Irrigated vs. Non-Irrigated Acres
  
  04/19/2013
  Around 70% of Farm Journal Pulse farmers are dryland farmers. Check out the results on an interactive map.
• Is Variable Irrigation on Midwest Corn a Winner?
  
  03/28/2013
  Management of water rates using pivots is a trend to watch, Farm Journal field agronomist Ken Ferrie says.
• Variable Irrigation Service Pairs Growers, Valley Agronomy Team
  
  03/27/2013
  The one-time prescription is built using soil maps, aerial imagery, yield data and other information provided by the farmer.
• Drought Proves that in Farming, Resilience Reigns
  
  03/22/2013
  After last summer's record drought, farmers and ranchers are preparing for the possibility of another dry year.
• 2012: A Year We'll Never Forget (but Wish We Could)
  
  03/20/2013
  Last summer's drought took a heavy toll on grain farmers. Learn more in the first of this three-part AgDay series, "Dealing with Drought."
• Gated-Pipe Irrigation Wanes in Nebraska
  
  03/14/2013
  The ongoing transition to pivots is helping farmers improve planting practices, conserve water and reduce in-field labor from as many as 12 days to as few as two.
• Toro Introduces Thinwall Dripline for Subsurface Irrigation
  
  03/13/2013
  The new product comes in 5/8” and 7/8” internal diameters, and its flat, molded emitter resists plugging.
• Reinke Expands Remote-Management Portfolio
  
  03/12/2013
  Its Ontrac product line now enables growers to control center-pivot and lateral-move irrigation systems using satellites.