Field Irrigation Articles
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Using Soil EC Sensors for Irrigation Management
I. Introduction Irrigation is a critical component of agriculture, ensuring that crops receive the necessary amount of water for optimal growth and yield. However, the efficient use of water is becoming increasingly important due to water scarcity and the need to conserve resources. Soil EC sensors offer a valuable tool for irrigation management, allowing farmers to monitor soil moisture levels ...
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Effortless Irrigation Management with V3 Irrigation Controller
Introduction Efficient irrigation management is crucial for maximizing crop yield and conserving water resources. The V3 Irrigation Controller offers a cutting-edge solution that simplifies and optimizes irrigation processes. This article explores the features, benefits, and applications of the V3 Irrigation Controller, highlighting how it revolutionizes irrigation management by providing ...
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Pivot irrigation - Helping to optimize irrigation for maximum crop yield - Case Study
A typical field pivot irrigation system, with one pivot covering 120 acres Currently, grower faced difficulties in determining the best harvest time Pilot consisted of 36 Sensoterra probes, placed across 8 locations ...
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Greenhouse Tomatoes - Organic farms use smart data for optimum yield - Case Study
A greenhouse organic tomato and cucumber grower saved his crop during extreme drought with Sensoterra sensors, and improved yield with soil moisture data. With extreme droughts occuring more frequently, Danny Monté, Forecast and Quality Administration and Quality Control Manager at AC Hartman BV, relies on Sensoterra soil moisture sensors to support irrigation decisions for greenhouse ...
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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 - Soccer Field AirDrain Natural Turf Agronomic Drainage HEB Stadium
Natural Turf AirDrain Agronomic Drainage under Soccer Field at HEB Stadium RGV FC Toros No other system comes close in ease of install, price value player safety and performance! It’s not even close! Up to a 40% reduction in irrigation for natural grass fields! Here is the ASTM D4716 Flow Rate per Unit Width and Hydraulic Transmissivity Testing for actual drainage capacity, at a 1/2% ...
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Improving Irrigation in Browns Valley, California
In Northern California, the Browns Valley Irrigation District supplies water to hundreds of farmers. As this water source needs to supply many farmers in Northern California, accurate measurement is key as it ensures that farms are able to properly function and sustain the plants and/or livestock they have. The specific source of water that irrigates the fields in the Browns Valley District ...
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Improving Irrigation in Browns Valley, California
In Northern California, the Browns Valley Irrigation District supplies water to hundreds of farmers. As this water source needs to supply many farmers in Northern California, accurate measurement is key as it ensures that farms are able to properly function and sustain the plants and/or livestock they have. The specific source of water that irrigates the fields in the Browns Valley District ...
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Evolution of satellite image data in agriculture
Mapping and monitoring of agricultural areas are an ideal application for satellite image data as big areas can be easily covered in a very cost-efficient way. Today, it is essential for farmers not just to get data, which would increase their workload, but to get concrete, straight-to-the-point recommendations on what precisely to do on the field in terms of irrigation, fertilizing, and ...
By cloudeo
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100% Faster Soil-Water Infiltration Rate with Cherries in Chile - Case Study
Details: The Kyminasi Plant Booster (KPB) technology was installed on 4 hectares of cherry trees in Chile on August 30, ...
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Growing Produce Focuses on Drip Irrigation
Reporter Matthew Grassi from Growing Produce has just published an article about the choice growers face when switching from overhead to drip irrigation. They can save water and labor while deploying more sustainable and automated practices, but some may still be waiting to move forward. The article is titled, “Will Drip Replace Overhead Irrigation in Farm Fields?,” and you can read ...
By Farm(x)
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A method of calibration and variance analysis with respect to the Penman-Monteith equation for the Turc, Hargreaves and Abtew potential evapotranspiration models
Introduction: The full ASCE/FAO-56 Penman-Monteith evapotranspiration (PM-ET) equation and crop coefficients are often employed for irrigation scheduling of open-field crops. To obtain PM-ET derived water-use figures requires access to full weather station datasets, which includes radiation, air temperature, wind-speed, and relative humidity measurements. Over the years there have been many ...
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Are you over watering your pasture?
Getting the right amount of moisture to each paddock on your property to ensure grass grows well and property doesn’t scour or erode from uncontrolled water runoff is the holy grail of New Zealand farmers. Unfortunately, many assume that their irrigation company will get this sorted for them and expect that when they part out significant investments in large irrigation systems, that at ...
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The Effect of Wastewater Irrigation on Perennial Energy Crops
Using treated wastewater to irrigate energy crops is a favourable alternative for traditional irrigation, especially on marginal lands or in seasons when water is scarce. Although irrigating crops with reused wastewater (even when used to irrigate non-food crop) not always have social acceptance, considering the amount of wastewater daily available, and its high nutrient loads, it is a ...
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From Tobacco to Hemp: A 21st-Century Farmer’s Story
In February, Arable sat down with seventh-generation North Carolina farmer Charles Dietzel to discuss the newest incarnation of his legacy farm, Carolina Heritage Farms. We talked about his family’s transition from tobacco to agroforestry to now growing industrial hemp, and the role agtech has played in their decision to make the switch. With all the possibilities that come along with ...
By Arable
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EIMA 2016, Plastic-Puglia was there
Plastic-Puglia achieved resounding success on the 42th edition of Eima, the most important international exhibition for agricultural sector set up in Bologna with 280 thousand visitors and over 140 countries attending it. An important chance for all the companies involved in this sector such as Plastic-Puglia, a leader company for the production and trading of irrigation equipment. During the ...
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Multisensor Capacitance Probes for Simultaneously Monitoring Rice Field Soil-Water-Crop-Ambient Conditions
Abstract: Multisensor capacitance probes (MCPs) have traditionally been used for soil moisture monitoring and irrigation scheduling. This paper presents a new application of these probes, namely the simultaneous monitoring of ponded water level, soil moisture, and temperature profile, conditions which are particularly important for rice crops in temperate growing regions and for rice grown with ...
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Egypt, Kazakhstan and Australia. Plastic-Puglia is exporting its technology
Plastic-Puglia continues to invest in research and development of new products for irrigation. The company is moving into areas where the technology and water resources are scarce or mismanaged. In this field, the business group is well known and appreciated in over 40 countries worldwide. In recent weeks, the meetings in the palace of the Iranian Ministry of Agriculture to establish an ...
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Eima 2016: A success for irrigation
Energy saving and maximum efficiency are the cardinal points of agriculture 2.0. Today, through the micro irrigation and subsurface irrigation, agricultural production reached a high level of efficiency that assures quality and quantity. “Micro-irrigation”, or drip irrigation, is a method which allows the farmer to give the same amount of water to the roots of each plant, without ...
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Cultivation of rice for animal feed with circulated irrigation of treated municipal wastewater for enhanced nitrogen removal: comparison of cultivation systems feeding irrigation water upward and downward
To achieve enhanced nitrogen removal, we modified a cultivation system with circulated irrigation of treated municipal wastewater by using rice for animal feed instead of human consumption. The performance of this modified system was evaluated through a bench-scale experiment by comparing the direction of circulated irrigation (i.e. passing through paddy soil upward and downward). The modified ...
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