The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) is revving up the 2013 Commodity Classic trade show in Orlando this week with powerful irrigation engines that can help producers save money, meet their emissions reduction goals, and become less dependent on imported oil. PERC will display new propane-fueled engines for irrigation and register producers for more than $4,000 in propane equipment … Read More
On-Farm Irrigation Advances for Producers
Join the Texas Project for Ag Water Efficiency outside of Harlingen, Texas for a one-day workshop on ON-FARM IRRIGATION. This workshop will focus on low or no cost irrigation techniques and technologies to improve yields and boost net farm income. Presenters from Texas AWE, Texas AgriLife, and NRCS will cover topics including irrigation scheduling, water use efficiency, soil water sensors, … Read More
Low-Cost, High Efficiency Irrigation Techniques
Hands-on training in proven strategies for maximizing ag water efficiency while minimizing cost will be held Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, at the Rio Grande Center for Ag Water Efficiency. The Center is located just south of Harlingen, Texas, in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. The workshop – designed specifically for agricultural producers – is offered by the Texas Project for … Read More
Tools for Saving Water and Keeping Peaches Healthy
Peach growers in California may soon have better tools for saving water because of work by USDA scientists in Parlier, Calif. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist Dong Wang is evaluating whether infrared sensors and thermal technology can help peach growers decide precisely when to irrigate in California’s San Joaquin Valley. Irrigation is the primary source of water for agriculture in … Read More
Announcing Formation of Valley Water Management
Valley Irrigation continues to provide water management solutions for agriculture with the formation of Valley Water Management (VWM), a new division of the Valmont company Cascade Earth Sciences (CES). Initially, Valley Water Management will enter the North American market with custom engineered pumping stations. Service for these solutions will be provided by Valley dealers – the most extensive sales network … Read More
Workshops on Low‐Cost, High Efficiency Irrigation Techniques
Hands‐on training in proven strategies for maximizing ag water efficiency while minimizing cost will be held Nov. 7‐9, 2012, at the Rio Grande Center for Ag Water Efficiency near Harlingen, TX. The two workshops – designed specifically for irrigation district personnel and producers – are offered by the Texas Project for Ag Water Efficiency (Texas AWE), a project managed by … Read More
Allowing Growers to Irrigate Additional Acres
Valley Irrigation continues to give growers more choices by introducing the new Valley DropSpan for center pivots. The DropSpan allows growers to irrigate additional acres with a center pivot by “dropping” spans upon arriving at a large obstruction in a field, allowing the center pivot to continue irrigating. Valley Irrigation is focused on engineering new products that allow growers to … Read More
New Corner Pivot ROI Calculator
Lindsay Corporation recently released a new online calculator which can be used to determine the return on investment of installing a custom corner pivot irrigation system. The calculator tabulates the upfront investment of Zimmatic by Lindsay’s 9500CC Customer Corner with GPS Corner Guidance. According to Tanner Hoffman, Zimmatic product manager, the calculator takes into account fuel or electricity cost, the … Read More
Valley Irrigation Introduces Valley TrackNet
Valley Irrigation introduces Valley TrackNet, a family of web-based irrigation management products that offers growers the ability to manage their center pivots and linears both remotely and more efficiently. Though Tracker products have been available from Valley for nine years, the new TrackNet family of products allows for a wider range of options in the Tracker product line, including the … Read More
Valley GPS Product Line Expanded
Valley Irrigation, the Leader in Precision Irrigation, has expanded their Valley GPS product line. Valley GPS Guidance for corners and linear irrigation equipment is now compatible with both John Deere® Starfire™ and Trimble® GPS products. The compatibility with Trimble GPS base stations will make conversions from buried wire to Valley GPS Guidance easier, as it doesn’t require the same labor … Read More