Irrigation technology

The center pivot sprinkler is a crucial component of center pivot irrigation systems to ensure uniform water distribution. In recent...

Action items to improve your irrigation system. Is your irrigation system operating as efficiently as you’d like?

#SprinklerIrrigation #Potatoes #CropProduction The use of sprinkler irrigation systems has revolutionized farming practices by providing an effective and efficient way...

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Instead of spending hours trudging through wheat, barley and potato fields hoping he gets a good idea of what overall...

Soil moisture levels can have a huge effect on how your potato yield and quality.

A recyclable "drip tape" irrigation system is being put to the test by Norfolk potato growers who are seeking new solutions to water resource pressures.

The issue of irrigation is becoming relevant in more and more regions due to climate change. Agrarheute explains what you should...

Traveling irrigation system manufacturer Kifco and CODA Farm Technologies have formed a partnership to bring CODA’s FarmHQ retrofit cellular device...

US beverage and snack giant PepsiCo has tapped Israeli drip irrigation company N-Drip for a new partnership aimed at helping...

During the past several years, irrigation equipment manufacturers have been busy reinventing sprinkler systems to serve more as "hired hands"...

Irrigation is a really effective mitigation strategy during drought.

Precision agriculture practices involve more precise seeding, irrigation, fertilization, and pesticide use in order to optimize crop production for the...

Many of these are center pivot irrigation systems, and their role has grown in importance for agriculture over the past...

Potato is an important crop in the United States, with a value of $4.02 billion (USDA-NASS 2018). Florida produces one-third...

5G-NR is set to transform water management as it is a much faster technology. Monitoring infrastructure and irrigation water consumption...

On the bone-dry western flank of Arizona, where the Colorado River Basin meets the Mojave Desert, sit 11,000 acres of...

Proper season-long soil moisture is the key to maximizing tuber yield, quality and grower return. 

In a fertigation trial in potatoes, Aeres University of Applied Sciences compares schemes with four nitrogen levels and two different...

The agriculture industry — including both the potato and irrigation industries — has had its share of challenges to overcome...

SupPlant’s technology aims to address the impact of global warming worldwide on smallholder farmers and is designed for the world’s...

CurieuzeNeuzen in de Tuin, the largest ever citizen research project in Flanders into heat and drought, is now also installing...

Some of these new irrigation tech technologies will be showcased in a couple of virtual sessions during Potato Expo 2021.

From water management methods to research project results, our resources will help you to decide when and how to irrigate....

A new University of Illinois-led study identifies obstacles and solutions to improve performance and adoption of irrigation decision support tools...

Sow, apply drip tape and create an anti-dust cover in one pass

Fertigation, in which drip irrigation is combined with fertilization, provides substantial additional yields

Valley Irrigation has acquired PivoTrac, an ag tech company based in the Texas Panhandle. PivoTrac offers solutions focused on remote monitoring of...

Applying polyacrylamide (PAM) to the soil can improve infiltration and reduce soil erosion.

Water shortages threaten to devastate India’s food security, driving down winter harvests by 20% nationwide and by as much as...

HIGHER SPEED PIVOTS CAN BE IDEAL FOR CHEMIGATION AS WELL AS WATERING JUST-PLANTED SEEDS.

360 Yield Center, says the system uses 40% less water then a center pivot and costs half as much as...

In the spring of 2020, SunRain installed Netafim drip line on a four-acre section of a field

vegetable growers to monitor their soil moisture conditions to inform irrigation management

experimental fields with irrigation yielded 3000 kilos of extra starch per hectare

The Minister of Agriculture of the Region of Murcia, Antonio Luengo , visited the 'El Mirador' Agricultural Demonstration and Transfer Center this Monday, where...

Potato cultivation takes place mainly in the South Central of Chile (VIII to X regions) in dry conditions (without irrigation)...

Irrigation systems are vital for crop germination and are frequently used to distribute fertilizers or chemicals. In colder climates, overhead...

Is overhead irrigation a system of the past? We certainly don’t think so! Drip irrigation systems may be highly efficient...

Pumping water for irrigation is perhaps the biggest consumer of energy on a farm. This has become a major concern...

Low temperatures under 32 °F (0 °C) and freezing conditions present a great threat to crop growth and could result in partial...

Over-application of fertiliser nutrients can cause growth and quality problems in vegetable crops. Irrigation water can supply a significant proportion...

Newer irrigation systems like drip and subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) have been used by cutting-edge alfalfa growers for quite some...

Subsurface Drip Irrigation (SDI) is the most advanced irrigation method. It supplies water and fertilizers directly to the plant’s root...

Best Management Practices (BMPs) are the best recommended agronomic practices for growing a specified crop. These practices are based on...

“When I hear the word sustainability, I think about figuring out a way to survive to be able to get...

WANATAH, Ind. — If you’re interested in using chemigation on your farm, it’s important to do your homework first and...

Pumping water for irrigation is perhaps the biggest consumer of energy on a farm. This has become a major concern...