Irrigation
Crops don’t wait for irrigation, and now means now when it’s time to water. Solid end-of-season irrigation maintenance goes a long way in preventing problems the following crop year during crunch-time. Before the grip of winter sets in, checks and repairs are vital.
Dee River Ranch features a whole-farm irrigation system fed by a 110-acre reservoir. Five 150-hp pumps supply water to 18 pivots and one corner unit across 2,800 acres of corn and soybeans. The results since 2011? Corn profits ranging from $144-$1,093 per acre over non-irrigated ground, and soybean profits hovering between $115-215 per acre over non-irrigated ground.
Guesswork and irrigation are long-time farming partners, but it can be a happy-in-hell marriage. When to turn on the spigot? How much water to deliver? Every farm soaks and dries in isolation because one field’s irrigation recipe is another’s death sentence.
Interest in Irrigation Increases, Irrigation Products Under One Umbrella.
Irrigation School, Aerial Imagery System Helps Save Water, Energy Cost Calculator, Flow Meters, Drought Dodgers
As floodwaters recede, it’s time to start examining structures and equipment to make sure it survived the flood.
Researchers at Washington State University pulled data about weather along with soil and crop types to develop an online service.
Precision Link from T-L Irrigation Co. puts pivot control in your pocket.
Valley Irrigation introduces DropSpan technology—a clever way of avoiding obstacles.