irrigation efficiency News
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NEW Delta-T Devices Soil Moisture Kit for Irrigation Monitoring
Delta-T Devices is pleased to announce the arrival of the SM150 Soil Moisture Sensor which can be used with the new HH150 Reader to create a very cost effective method for monitoring irrigation efficiency. The SM150 Sensor has been designed for repeated insertion into soils and substrates, the sharp pins causing minimal disturbance; while the HH150 Reader is light weight and is very easy to ...
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Plastic-Puglia in Iran and Bulgaria
Plastic-Puglia will be at the International Agricultural Exhibition AGRA from February 22, 2017 up to February 26, 2017 . This is an opportunity for all the custumers to see the latest innovations in the sector. Moreover, Plastic-Puglia will be present in Iran where it will partecipate at some meetings with Institutions and entrepreneurs. At this meetings will also partecipate the Agronomic ...
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Irrigation automation without data integration burden
Automated irrigation systems can both reduce labor costs and improve irrigation efficiency but have not yet seen widespread adoption. This is because most solutions only offer irrigation recommendations, leaving it to the farmer to solve integration of the irrigation control. Vinduino solves that problem with an affordable system that fully integrates accurate predictive intelligence ...
By Vinduino LLC
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Proposals invited for Australian $300m on-farm irrigation program
The Rudd Government is calling for proposals for a new $300 million on-farm irrigation efficiency grants program to help deliver a long-term sustainable future for Murray-Darling Basin irrigation communities. Releasing the program guidelines, Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong, said the funding would help irrigation communities adjust to a future with less water by ...
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IA debuts Preferred Partner Program
The Irrigation Association understands the tremendous value its members bring to the irrigation industry, and we are proud to partner with these companies as we pursue our mission of promoting efficient irrigation. To further strengthen and expand these partnerships to benefit the industry, the IA is excited to announce a new program available for platinum IA-member manufacturers and ...
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AUS$5.6m for on-farm water efficiency
Three water management projects will share in $5.6 million in funding under the Rudd Government’s On-Farm Irrigation Efficiency (Pilot Projects) Program, Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong, said today. Senator Wong made the announcement in Moree, on day one of a three-day tour of the northern Murray-Darling Basin. “These pilot projects will provide the Government with a ...
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Water content thresholds recommended for Gardenia jasminoides
More efficient irrigation management has become a primary focus in sustainable container plant production as growers look for ways to improve resource use and mitigate negative environmental impacts of fertilizers and pesticides that are often found in nursery runoff. Among the new technologies for increasing irrigation efficiency is the use of soil moisture sensors for automated irrigation. The ...
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West Basin Receives $100,000 Grant for Landscape and Irrigation Efficiency Program to Reduce Runoff to Santa Monica Bay
West Basin Municipal Water District (West Basin) was awarded a $100,000 grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) to help fund a $417,000 outdoor water efficiency program. The Landscape Irrigation Efficiency Program or “LIEP” (pronounced “leap”) is designed to provide funding assistance to West Basin’s public retail customer ...
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Carlos Suarez Assumes Lead of USDA Conservation Agency in California
Carlos Suarez began his tenure today as State Conservationist for USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service in California. Suarez will assume leadership of the Agency's 350 employees in 55 offices across California from the state headquarters in Davis. NRCS employees work with Resource Conservation Districts and other partners to provide one-on-one conservation technical and planning ...
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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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IA issues support for reinstatement of H-2B
For years, the landscape irrigation industry has depended on seasonal H-2B workers to install and maintain our efficient irrigation systems and technologies, as well as the functional, managed landscapes that benefit our nation’s environment and economic welfare. President Trump has signed an executive order to suspend the issue of new H-2B visas, along with other temporary worker visas, ...
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Funding Available to Farmers to Improve Irrigation Water Efficiency
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in California, in partnership with DOI's Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), is providing funds to improve the efficiency of agricultural water use in five select locations throughout California. This partnership combines rural infrastructure upgrades with on-farm conservation enhancements. The deadline to submit an application for ...
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Fantastic day at Technova in Spain, proving Integrate is the best water saving technology in the world
The surfactant Integrate by Agroliner Engage will save up to 50% water On the 25 September, the Tecnova building in the PITA of Almeria, filled with professionals who wanted to know the results of tests conducted in this technological center with a unique product like Integrate, a surfactant patented by Engage Agro and distributed by the almeriense Agroliner, with which it is achieved to ...
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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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ADB assisting Bangladesh in improving irrigation systems
US$750,000 grant from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will assist Bangladesh in implementing a planned multi-million loan project in 2010 that will improve irrigation services and further enhance the country's water sector as a whole. The grant, which was approved by ADB's Board of Directors, will assess existing irrigation systems' operations and maintenance planning, as well as their ...
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Homeowners like money-saving benefits of smart irrigation controllers
Smart irrigation controllers, technologies used to decrease landscape water applications, are catching on in Florida. Incentivized by governmental agencies and water utilities in an effort to reduce public-supply water demand and conserve water resources, the controllers are becoming more popular with homeowners in this high water-use state. A new study evaluated homeowners' satisfaction with ...
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New Focused Conservation Opportunities for Water and Habitat in Central Valley
The USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in California announces four new focus areas where $8.5 million will be made available through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to help producers undertake water quality and water conservation projects. Applications are due April 20, 2012. "All of these new project areas are being made possible through an NRCS national ...
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TOMORROW: USEPA Administrator and Dallas Mayor Dedicate Water Efficient Classroom and Student Garden
Dallas Independent School District, Toyota North America and the Wyland Foundation are teaming up with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a ground breaking event to celebrate sustainability at Cochran Elementary School. On Thursday, April 9, 2015, the group will join Toro Company, Texas Land Care, WaterSmart Software, Bytelaunch and the National League of Cities to dedicate the outdoor ...
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Australia completes historic purchase of water for the environment
The Rudd Government today completed the single largest purchase of water for the environment in Australia's history. The Government is buying almost 240 gigalitres of water entitlements for $303 million from Twynam Agricultural Group. That is equivalent to one half of all of the water used in Sydney each year. The water purchased today will be used to restore the rivers and wetlands of the ...
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Delta-T Devices Teams With Netafim UK to Provide Innovative Precision Irrigation Package for UK Soft Fruit Growers
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 ...
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