irrigation pump Articles
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BBA Pumps irrigation pumps, an unseen hero of daily life
The Netherlands receives on average 800 mm of rain each year. This, you may feel is the reason why you relatively never see BBA irrigation pumps out in the field. But it is more likely due to the fact that the B series of irrigation pumps rarely sits idle. Due to their convenient mounting on a wheelbarrow frame they can be easily returned back to the barn as soon as the job is done. This B60-220 ...
By BBA Pumps BV
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Case study: How benefitial are Wireless Control Systems today ?
In the area of industrial and commercial automation (control and monitoring) you would normally use a cable to connect electrical devices. Often the operating device is at a different location from where the switching decision is made and this could be a challenge! For example to operate an irrigation pump far away from your place you could: Run an unsightly power cable, or trench a cable if ...
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Lessons learned in the development of smallholder private irrigation for high-value crops in West Africa
The objective of this report is to identify and evaluate best practices in smallholder private irrigation in West Africa. The report is based on a comparative assessment of the smallholder private irrigation subsector in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Nigeria, which included a literature review, field visits, and workshops at both national and regional levels. The task lists for the assessment is ...
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Central Asian irrigation sector in a climate change context: some reflections
According to expert opinion, the Central Asian region is likely to experience climate-induced changes with the irrigation sector being the most vulnerable to any change. Climate change impacts are interconnected with land use and socio-economic changes, and many other processes of a human–environmental system. Assessment and adequate information sharing play a critical role in decision ...
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Plan B 4.0 by the numbers - data highlights on the global food supply
World agriculture today faces pressure from many sources. On the production side, the amount of unused arable and worldwide has dwindled. Overworked soils are becoming eroded and degraded, and overpumped aquifers are being depleted. Meanwhile, as the global population grows and increasing biofuel production converts grain into fuel for cars, demand for food continues to climb. In Chapters 2 and 9 ...
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How to choose the right layflat hose
Layflat hoses have different material. PVC Layflat hose PVC Layflat hose is very popular material of layflat hose, It is perfect for use with water, light chemicals and other industrial, agricultural, irrigation, mining and construction fluids. Working pressure always from 2 bar to 10 bar. Temperature Range:-10°C To +65°C (14°F To +150°F). Affordable and versatile. If you only ...
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PVC/Nitrile Layflat Hose
Tube and cover: Nitrile/PVC Blend, ribbed cover Reinforecment: high tenacity circular woven polyester Jacket Color: Black, Red, Blue,green, Yellow, orange Other color: available upon request Manufacturing Technology: through-the-weave technology without delamination issues Standard length: 15.24m (50ft), 30.48m (100ft), 60.96m(200ft), 91.44m (300ft), 100m(328ft) 200m(656ft), Our PVC Nitrile ...
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Green pointe farms - case study
Improving Irrigation ROI Through Efficient Pumping Solutions Saving Energy, Water and Labor When fourth-generation Othello, Wash., farmer AJ Ochoa decided to upgrade his irrigation and water pumping system, he turned to a team of professionals from Lindsay and its subsidiary Watertronics, to help design and install one of the most efficient and fully-integrated pump and center pivot water ...
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PTO Shaft 4 Series – Replacement for Bondioli & Pavesi PTO Shaft
A Four Series PTO (Power Take-Off) shaft is a form of power transmission device made of metal that is used to transfer energy from an engine or any other power source to equipment like a baler or mower. The term "4 series" signifies the dimensions as well as the specifications for the PTO shaft which are designed to handle a specific amount of torque and power. The PTO shaft of the 4 Series is ...
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The oil intensity of food
Today we are an oil-based civilization, one that is totally dependent on a resource whose production will soon be falling. Since 1981, the quantity of oil extracted has exceeded new discoveries by an ever-widening margin. In 2008, the world pumped 31 billion barrels of oil but discovered fewer than 9 billion barrels of new oil. World reserves of conventional oil are in a free fall, dropping every ...
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Pressure Measurement For Agricultural Applications
A couple months ago we took a brief look at how the agriculture industry is turning to automation and data to help monitor product and resource levels, enabling farmers and ranchers to be proactive, rather reactive, about the needs and conditions of their businesses. We all agreed that there are plenty of opportunities for level measurement in the modern agriculture industry. But what of ...
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U.S.-India: Dealing With Monsoon Failure
The scene plays out in India. At a reception, I met the head of Indian operations for Esso (now ExxonMobil). When I asked him how business was, he said it was great. In particular, diesel sales to fuel irrigation pumps were nearly double the previous year’s level. Why? Because farmers were pumping continuously to try to save their crops. Soon after, I met an embassy staff person, an avid ...
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Voices from Below
Understanding the layers of inequality in agriculture Officially, Kavita Devi would not count as landless. Even though she belongs to a land-owning family, in practice, she is landless. These intra-household gender-generational granularities are not accounted for in official statistics of landless rural families in Bihar who make for over 60% of the state’s population, of which, over 92% ...
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New Caledonia Irrigation System Stage 2 - Case Study
Project Details Construction Date May 2015 Location New Caledonia Categories: Pump System, Pipeline, Irrigation System Project Description Supply and install two Reinke Centre Pivot irrigation systems used for the irrigation of various vegetable crops. IRRIGATION PRODUCTS High performance mobile diesel pump set capable of supplying water to both pivots simultaneously ...
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Access to Energy: Empowering India’s Rural Communities
Tucked away in the southwestern corner of Odisha in the Bay of Bengal, the village of Keragam is home to around 230 families, most of whom are farmers. They live about 30km from the nearest town, while the state capital, Bhubaneswar, is an 11-hour drive away. Those who work the land here do so in relative isolation; they grow rice and sugarcane as best they can, in a patchwork of green and brown ...
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Project - Direct solar pumping. Private, Huercal - Overa, Almería
Direct solar pumping. Private Modernization of Irrigation System. Isolated Photovoltaic Generator System for Water Supply Pumping Station Type of reservoir: Irrigation water reservoir Location: Huercal -Overa, Almería Usage: Solar pumping Nominal Power: 27.5 KWp Floats: 208 units Year of installation: 2018 ...
By Isigenere
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Egypt: The role of water users` associations in reforming irrigation
Egypt’s water resources are severely constrained. This calls for increasing the water use efficiency by improving irrigation management practice, as the agriculture sector is the main user of water resources. Much of the irrigation infrastructure is elderly and in need of rehabilitation. The irrigation improvement program (IIP) is one of the large-scale projects to help Egypt to sustain its ...
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Turf Farm Irrigation Scheme - Case Study
Description: Irrigation of 100 hectares of turf for commercial sale. Location: Sunshine Coast SE QLD Scope:Turf Farm Irrigation Design supply installation and commissioning of pumping, pipeline and irrigation system including chemical injection for pH adjustment. Dual 30 kw electric pump sets with electrical control ,150mm PVC pipeline, Trailco 50 metre boom irrigator, ...
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New Caledonia Irrigation System Stage 1 - Case Study
Project Details Construction Date September 2014 Location New Caledonia Categories: Pump System, Pipeline, Irrigation System Project Description Supply and install RM Irrigation low pressure irrigation system used for the irrigation of various vegetable crops. IRRIGATION PRODUCTS RM Irrigation hard hose travelling irrigator RM Irrigation Falcon low pressure boom. ...
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Pistachios: Annual Water Savings - Case Study
Acres: 600 Goals: Minimize pumping costs Minimize water usage Increase yields Equipment Installed: Pressure Sensors Soil Sensors Dendrometers 1 Weather Station Information Provided: Our satellite imagery allowed this grower to identify trees with less vigor in particular areas. They discovered that these areas had been under-watered since planting because the irrigation was not ...
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