Irrigation News

The new WET (Water Efficient Technology) Centre, based at NIAB EMR in East Malling, Kent, will be officially launched at Fruit Focus 2017 on the 19th July 2017. The Centre is being developed by NIAB EMR alongside the project’s commercial partners; Delta-T Devices, Berry Gardens Growers, Netafim UK, New Leaf Irrigation and CocoGreen, with further strategic support from Meiosis, Kent County ...

Jun. 1, 2017

By Delta-T Devices Ltd.

Delta-T Devices Ltd (Delta-T) has partnered with Netafim UK Ltd – to provide a complete precision irrigation package (with cloud data management) for commercial growers in the UK. The package will be supplied by Netafim UK, the market leading provider of irrigation solutions in the country, through its main dealer network. It can automatically control irrigation and monitor growing ...

May 5, 2017

By Delta-T Devices Ltd.

For the first time, Irritec will attend to the next Project Qatar 2017 Exhibition, that will take place from May 8th to 11th 2017, at Doha Exhibition and Convention Center (DECC). The event, one of the world most important for building, environmental technology & materials, will host market’s biggest players from over 30 countries in 32000 mq of exhibition space. During the exhibition, ...

May 3, 2017

By IRRITEC SpA

Australia has been strategically chosen to be the first country to release Manna Irrigation Intelligence solution (a subsidiary of Rivulis), a revolutionary sensor-free software system designed to assist growers make better irrigation decisions. Using advanced satellite imaging technology, combined with real-time hyper-local weather, Manna Irrigation Intelligence ...

May 1, 2017

By Rivulis Irrigation

Irritec will be present to the Agritech Expo Zambia exhibition 2017, that will take place in Chisamba, Zambia, from the next 27th to 29th of April, at the GART Research Centre. The event aims to improve the agricultural and agri food development of Africa. Irritec will show drip irrigation systems and new irrigation technologies that guarantee an optimal crop growth without giving up water ...

Apr. 27, 2017

By IRRITEC SpA

Original story at MIT News Many farms in drought-prone regions of the U.S. rely on drip irrigation as a water-saving method to grow crops. These systems pump water through long thin tubes that stretch across farm fields. Hundreds of dime-sized drippers along the length of each tube trickle water directly onto a ...

Apr. 19, 2017

By MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Irritec achieve Chilean market, with the foundation of a new branch that allow the growth of latin american business. The takeover of Chilean company Tecnoagro, well-know brand of irrigation sector, allows Irritec increase branches around the world, confirming the decisive wave of expansion that the company is going through for several years now. Grow up to four, after Mexico, USA and Brazil, ...

Apr. 17, 2017

By IRRITEC SpA

Rivulis Irrigation and Manna Irrigation were featured by New Ag International magazine in the “Irrigation and Technology Leaders” section of the March/April 2017 edition. The article includes highlights the strength and success of the Rivulis Irrigation strategy for growth in the market and how the innovative approach to precision agriculture pioneered by Manna Irrigation brings even ...

Apr. 5, 2017

By Rivulis Irrigation

For the second year running Irritec USA Inc. has been selected for the 2017 Fresno Award in the Agriculture & Mining category by Fresno Award Program.  Leading company in manufacturing of irrigation systems, particularly drip irrigation systems for agricolture, greenhouses, landscape and fittings for plumbing and water systems, has award, the last March 16th, the prize that ...

Mar. 28, 2017

By IRRITEC SpA

During "Le Fonti" Conference Irritec has been acknowledged as "Excellence of the Year" and awarded the prize for Innovation in Irrigation systems. The conference, held in Palazzo Mezzanotte, the headquarters of Borsa Italiana, sponsored by the European Commission with Corriere Economia media partnership, was focused on innovation. Irritec received Le Fonti Award - Excellence of the Year in ...

Mar. 2, 2017

By IRRITEC SpA

On Thursday 23 February 2017, Animal Health Investment Europe hosted a top-level panel discussion on Innovation and Sustainability in Aquaculture, gathering leaders from across the aquaculture industry that are not only setting the bar high for innovation within their own companies but are also working together to find solutions to sustainability challenges.  At the forum, which was attended ...

Feb. 28, 2017

By Skretting - Nutreco Group

Rivulis Irrigation is proud to feature our industry leading irrigation products in Pavilion B #2207, at the World Ag Expo in Tulare, CA on February 14-16, 2017.  On display will be a full line of drip and micro irrigation products alongside filters, valves and system components. Connect with the experts from Rivulis Irrigation and discover how products from Rivulis Irrigation can provide ...

Feb. 13, 2017

By Rivulis Irrigation

Experts and stakeholders in Egypt warn of imminent water poverty as a result of the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which is about to become operational. Meanwhile, agricultural production consumes about 85 per cent of the country’s water resources, half of which goes towards rice irrigation. Rice cultivation consumes more than 10 billion cubic meters of water annually, or more than ...

Feb. 2, 2017

By SciDev.Net

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Jan. 31, 2017

By Bio-Organic Catalyst, Inc.

Changing rainfall patterns may be depleting India’s groundwater storage more than withdrawals for agricultural irrigation, says a new study published in January by Nature Geoscience.    While India’s diminishing ...

Jan. 25, 2017

By SciDev.Net

Join over 2000 visitors at the leading business-to-business and business-to-government outdoor expo where you will meet with leading industry suppliers from machinery, irrigation and utility vehicles to agrochemicals, fertilisers, finance and insurance companies.  ...

Jan. 24, 2017

By Spintelligent (Pty) Ltd - part of Clarion Events

On December 2, Flowtronex was a sponsor of the Golf Course Builders Association of America’s South Florida Regional Meeting. The one day conference was attended by over 100 industry professionals with two separate educational panel discussions – one for irrigation consultants and the second for golf course architects. The event was a huge success for networking with current and ...

Jan. 21, 2017

By Goulds Water Technology, Xylem Inc.

HydroTurf International completed installation of a new Flowtronex pump station for the Dubai Hills Golf Course in Dubai, UAE. The pump station provides 5280 GPM @ 132 PSI using 6 x 125 HP Goulds Water Technology vertical turbine pumps. The pump station incorporates aluminum support skids for the stainless steel piping and stainless steel filters. The motor control center was built to meet DEWA ...

Jan. 21, 2017

By Goulds Water Technology, Xylem Inc.

Proficiency testing ensures workplace & consumer safety. A number of critical components for use in telecom applications, such as WSS, Coherent - ICRs, ACOs, Modulators, µITLAs and TOSAs & ROSAs for 100G/400G/1T components and modules, use micro-optical components. ...

Jan. 20, 2017

By Axetris Ag

With food demand and water scarcity on the uptick, it's time to stop treating wastewater like garbage and instead manage it as a resource that can be used to grow crops and help address water scarcity in agriculture. ...

Jan. 19, 2017

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)