The worry of flat tires in the field are over thanks to Valley Irrigation. The Valley® Revolution™ airless tire utilizes technology eliminating those flats at the center pivot. While at the 2016 National Farm Machinery Show (NFMS), Jim Winders, territory manager for Valley, explained. “Valley has designed an airless aperture style tire. There are plastic tires. There are steel tires … Read More
Monitoring Irrigation Remotely Saves Money
AgSense, a web-based service that offers remote irrigation and pivot monitoring, continues to add value for customers. Tanner Oliphant, with AgSense, shared the latest with AgWired while at the National Farm Machinery Show last week. AgSense added a new product this year that integrates specifically with Valley digital panels into their product line. Remote monitoring allows customers to see where … Read More
NutriSphere-N Shown to Increase Corn Yield
Three years of study have shown NutriSphere-N Nitrogen Fertilizer Manger to increase yields more than 10 bushel per acre on corn when applied through a center-pivot irrigation system. Irrigation Research Foundation, a private, non-profit, independent research and demonstration farm located in Yuma, Colorado provided the research. Executive Director, Charles Corey, explains that use of NutriSphere-N made nitrogen more available for plants, regardless … Read More
Trimble Enhances Irrigate-IQ Solution
Trimble is excited to introduced its Irrigate-IQ™ optimal flow solution. Now even growers without a variable frequency drive can focus irrigation onto areas of a field that produce at the highest rates. Irrigate-IQ optimal flow enables growers who have standard irrigation pump equipment to incorporate no spray areas within their irrigation plan. By utilizing no spray areas, growers concentrate their … Read More
AL Extension Hosts Precision Ag Workshop
January 28, 2016 is the date scheduled for the Precision Agriculture Workshop in Auburn, Alabama. Hosted by the Auburn University and Alabama Extension professionals, the event will cover cutting edge precision with demonstrations by Extension professionals and private companies. The workshop will take place at the Auburn University Dixon Hotel and Conference Center. “There are still lots of farmers in … Read More
Net Irrigate Offers New Pivot Monitoring Solutions
The ag tech manufacturer, Net Irrigate, will be adding a suite of WireRat Pivot Monitoring Solutions to its product offerings. The new line up will absorb the existing PivotProxy brand and will give producers additional tailored pivot monitoring and control with the industry’s only copper theft detection. Catering to the ”no-frills” segment, WireRat Pivot Monitoring Solutions’ modularized parts will give … Read More
AgriLife Extension Tests Sprinkler System
In an effort to conserve water, manufacturers have been making smart irrigation for landscapes. These sprinkler systems sense the water in the ground and apply just the right amount of moisture to lawns. Now Charles Swanson of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Services is testing those irrigation systems to see if they are as accurate as they say. Originally, Swanson and Dr. … Read More
Net Irrigate Introduces xProxy Platform
Net Irrigate has launched a new remote monitoring solution, the xProxy. The xProxy continues to expand Net Irrigate’s industrial Internet of Things ecosystem. It will provide continuous monitoring and real-time mobile updates on industrial machine statuses, and cam be configured to send customizable messages to multiple recipients. The xProxy was developed by the industry’s best-selling copper theft alarm, WireRat, and … Read More
New Anchor Package Means More Irrigation
Valley Irrigation, leader in Precision Irrigation, is offering a product for growers utilizing land that can’t be irrigated with traditional center pivots. The new anchor package extends the reach of an irrigation machine, allowing the center pivot to bend and wrap. The Bender Anchor has a reach of up to 2,000 feet after the Bender. In addition, the Bender Anchor … Read More
Water for Food & Jain Irrigation Launch Joint Research
The Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the Universtiy of Nebraska and Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd. of India plan to work together on a joint international research and education partnership. The two groups will provide financing for faculty, grad students, and post-doctoral scholars from UN to work with Jain Irrigation scientists to find solutions for water and food … Read More