irrigation design News
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EPA Cultivates Water-Efficient Landscapes
Washington, D.C. - Just in time for the spring gardening season, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing its first WaterSense label for landscape irrigation. As part of the agency's new water-efficiency partnership program, two certification programs for landscape irrigation professionals received the WaterSense label for their adherence to water-saving techniques. 'Landscapes can ...
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Surge-Valve Demonstrated in South Texas
Surge-valves and poly-pipe will be used for irrigation specific designed for farmers. And these valves will be displayed in the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Weslaco The surge-valve is an ideal device that adopts the reasonable use water technology. And a program is hosted to persuade 30 Valley growers to buy this kind of valve at a discounted price. This ...
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Irrigation Association 2020 Faculty Academy registration now open
The Irrigation Association will be offering both agriculture and landscape versions of its popular Faculty Academy again this year. The two events are free to attend and allow instructors to network with fellow academics and discover irrigation-related curriculum to implement in their classroom. Educators attend Faculty Academy year after year to continue broadening their irrigation knowledge to ...
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Irrigation Association offers portion of Faculty Academy events virtually
Due to the COVID-19 health crisis, the Irrigation Association will be canceling the in-person Faculty Academy events in an effort to protect the health and safety of our attendees, instructors and community. In place of the in-person events, the IA will host a series of free live webinars ranging from one to two hours in length. Although it is unfortunate that we are unable to hold the faculty ...
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For the Edge Announces New Irrigation Trencher for Subsurface Drip System
For the Edge, Inc. announces its new irrigation trencher designed specifically for the installation of Subsurface Drip Irrigation Systems. Consumer demand has been growing for subsurface drip irrigation systems because they save water and are environmentally friendly. The TRENCH’N edge Trencher is the most affordable and versatile trencher that can install these types of irrigation ...
By Edge Inc.
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EPA`s watersense program revises draft specification for single family new homes
The WaterSense program has refined its draft labeling specification for single-family new homes (initially released in May 2008). The revised draft specification addresses efficient plumbing fixtures, hot water delivery systems, appliances, landscape design and irrigation. The revised specification will ensure that future WaterSense labeled homes still use 20% less water than similar new homes, ...
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Metropolitan Water District Hosts Spring Green Expo This Thursday (May 16)
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California: WHAT: Hosted by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the Spring Green Expo is an educational event featuring more than 65 exhibits by college students, businesses and public agencies. The event, which is free to the public, includes three one-hour seminars focusing on the latest in landscape design, vegetable garden ...
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Ever-Expanding
Cassinelli Landscaping & Construction first got its beginnings in 1975 by installing tract sprinklers in Carson City, Nevada. As the years progressed, the company soon expanded into working in the commercial market, installing landscape areas for convenience stores, grocery stores, and fast-food restaurants. In 2021, the company has since moved from Carson City to Dayton. The company is known ...
By MB Crusher
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Energy efficiency a key concern for vegetable growers
As Australian vegetable growers continue to struggle under the weight of rising production costs, an energy audit report on the industry has taken a closer look at power consumption and efficiency. “Energy costs have practically doubled over the last decade, prompting the industry to take a closer look at the way facilities use energy, and to then use the report to identify inefficiencies ...
By AUSVEG
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EPA’s watersense program to label innovative watering technology/weather-based irrigation controllers can help save 110 billion gallons of water and $410 million per year on utility bills
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) WaterSense program announced today that irrigation controllers will soon be the first outdoor product eligible to earn the WaterSense label. The most efficient irrigation controllers, which operate like a thermostat for your sprinkler system by telling it when to turn on and off, may provide home and building owners the ability to save 110 ...
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Watering the world
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 plant’s base. A farmer can control the timing and amount of watering, ...
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Plastic-Puglia attending at GreenTech Amsterdam fair from 11 to 13 June
Plastic-Puglia attending at GreenTech Amsterdam fair, from 11 to 13 June, (Booth 11, Stand 581) dedicated to professionals who apply technologies in the horticultural sector. The Dutch event is one of the most important in the world: during the last edition, the Fair was visited by over ten thousand professionals from 112 countries. Plastic-Puglia shall be introducing its latest technological ...
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2018 Irritec’s Calendar is Online
2018 Irritec’s Calendar consists of images that tell about company’s passion and devotion for its work. For over 40 years now Irritec has been working to make life easier for those who take care of the plants. Minimizing the ecological footprint and the waste of the available resources is the aim of the company: Irritec does not only produce single items but carries out real projects ...
By IRRITEC SpA
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ASTM C118M - 11 standard specification for concrete pipe for irrigation or drainage (Metric)
This specification covers the specification for the nonreinforced concrete pipe to be used for the conveyance of irrigation water with working pressures, including hydraulic transients, and for use in drainage. The design, joint, and concrete mixture of the pipe is detailed. The acceptability of the pipe shall be determined by the results of the tests prescribed in this specification, such as ...
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New Vermeer service plow with trencher right pick for tight spaces
Vermeer has introduced a new walk-beside service plow with trencher for contractors who need a productive machine that can work in tight spaces. The PTX40 service plow with an optional forward-mounted trencher and boring attachment was designed primarily for irrigation and utility installations. These types of jobs often require a machine that is narrow, maneuverable and fits in tight spaces. ...
By Vermeer
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Delta-T Devices sensors at the NIAB EMR WET Centre - 2020 data shows record crop yields due to smart irrigation breakthroughs
The WET Centre is an extensive research and demonstration facility that features a portfolio of innovative growing techniques and smart irrigation systems for the soft fruit sector. It showcases the latest solutions to improve water use efficiency and local water security, reduce costs and achieve industry leading yields and financial returns. Delta-T Devices has been an industry partner of the ...
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IA celebrates efficient irrigation during July’s Smart Irrigation Month
The Irrigation Association is excited to announce that July 2020 has once again been designated as Smart Irrigation Month. This month-long initiative is an opportunity for the irrigation industry to promote the importance and value of smart irrigation practices. The benefits of smart irrigation are all around us — in the food we eat, the fresh air we breathe and the yards and green spaces ...
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Perfect Poinsettias for Christmas? Controlling Compost Moisture Can Remove the Need for Chemical Growth Retardants
Poinsettias, the classic Christmas pot plant, are grown in their thousands in UK nurseries from late July onwards, but growers have to rely on the use of plant growth regulators (PRGs) to ensure that the optimum height and number of bracts is achieved by early December. With protective environmental legislation threatening to reduce the availability and use of such PGR treatments, a project ...
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Traditional knowledge `can enable precision farming`
Farmers in developing countries could take advantage of the emerging field of precision farming without needing the expensive technology usually associated with it, a geostatistics expert says. Crop yields could be improved by applying traditional knowledge to mirror precision techniques such as using the satellite Global Positioning System (GPS) to analyse farm land, says Margaret Oliver, a ...
By SciDev.Net
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ASTM C118 - 11 standard specification for concrete pipe for irrigation or drainage
This specification covers nonreinforced concrete pipe to be used for the conveyance of irrigation water with working pressures, including hydraulic transients and for use in drainage. The concrete shall consist of cementitious materials, minerals, aggregates, and water. Cement shall conform to the requirements for Portland cement or shall be Portland blast-furnace slag cement, or slag modified ...
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