ADAMA Agricultural Solutions Ltd. and Phytech, an Israeli agricultural technology company, have begun a partnership for the global commercialization of Phytech’s PlantBeat System. The system is an alert-driven mobile platform that integrates crop health data and environmental data to give real-time recommendations, generally for irrigation. The analyzed data alert is given in real-time, helping farmers with daily decisions. Pilot projects … Read More
FIGARO to Present at 2015 Agri-Water Workshop
The EU-funded FIGARO precision project has designed DDS, -Decision Supporting System to improve irrigation management. They have been invited to present the precision irrigation system at a special workshop on coping with climate change and water scarcity at the Expo Milano 2015. Dr. Adriano Battilani, senior researcher at the Canale Emiliano Romagnolo (CER) research institute in Bologna, Italy and a FIGARO … Read More
AgSense Software Update for Linear Irrigation
AgSense is announcing an important software update. The industry leader in remote-managed irrigation control has an update for growers using AgSense Field Commander hardware to monitor their irrigation units. “This significant update is the only one of its kind in the industry and features a comprehensive new section for control of linear irrigation units,” said AgSense software development engineer Aaron … Read More
AgSense Releases Precision Irrigation Package
Irrigation hardware and software provider AgSense has released a new irrigation package that combines the company’s Field Commander and AgSense Crop Link telemetry units. This AgSense news release says the Field Commander Ultimate precision irrigation package provides unmatched versatility in remote monitoring and management of virtually all irrigation equipment, regardless of brand, age or current capabilities. The Field Commander Ultimate … Read More
Propane Incentives Pay Off for Growers
The Propane Farm Incentive Program paid off for participants last year, according to the Propane Education and Research Council (PERC). PERC reports that participants of the program, which provides up to $5,000 toward the purchase of new propane-powered irrigation engines, reduced their per hour energy costs by more than 40 percent in 2014 compared with their previously owned diesel-fueled irrigation … Read More
Precision Labs Cuts Water, Increases Yields
New water restrictions announced in California underscore the need to better manage water resources, especially irrigation. Precision Laboratories has introduced Tolero, an irrigation injection surfactant that increases crop yields while reducing irrigation water and the energy needed to move it. “Agricultural irrigation is the top consumer of water in the United States. With mounting competition for fresh water, growers are … Read More
Research Finds Propane Cuts GHG Emissions
New research commissioned by the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) finds that propane equipment cuts greenhouse gas emissions and reduces fuel costs. “A Comparative Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Propane and Competing Energy Sources,” prepared by Nexight Group, studied 14 applications to compare emissions from propane-powered equipment with emissions from conventional energy sources such as gasoline, diesel, and … Read More
#Propane Interest High at #Classic15
Farmers were showing quite a bit of interest in propane power at the 2015 Commodity Classic – everything from irrigation engines and grain dryers, to greenhouse heat and lawn mowers. “There’s new propane equipment on the market that’s very efficient,” says Cinch Munson with the Propane Education and Research Council (PERC), who adds that the benefits are numerous. “Propane engines … Read More
Making Propane Power Pay
If you are a farmer at Commodity Classic this week and you might be in the market for propane-powered equipment, you definitely should stop by the Propane Education and Research Council (PERC) booth at the trade show and get incentivized. When I visited with PERC opening day, I met Tom Uhlman of Nebraska who took advantage of the propane incentive … Read More
Extra Propane Incentives at Commodity Classic
Farmers attending the Commodity Classic this week in Phoenix can learn about the latest developments in reliable and efficient propane-powered agricultural technologies – and earn up to $6,000 towards equipment purchases through the Propane Farm Incentive Program. The program, sponsored by the Propane Education & Research Council, already offers up to $5,000 for qualifying equipment purchases but during the Commodity … Read More