irrigation equipment News
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Dave Young of Cornell Pump Company, Named Chair of 2013 IIEA
Dave Young, NW Regional Manager for Cornell Pump, last week was named the Agriculture Chair for the 2013 Idaho Irrigation Equipment Show and Conference. Young will secure speakers, workshops and activities to support Idaho’s largest agriculture irrigation conference, hosted by the Idaho Irrigation Equipment Association (IIEA). IIEA, which was ...
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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 ...
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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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Lindsay expands Amarillo, Texas, Warehouse to support more customers and products
Lindsay Corporation, an international irrigation leader, announces a new warehouse in Amarillo, Texas. The facility, located at 8948 CenterPort Blvd., offers technical aftermarket support and parts distribution. It also provides mechanized irrigation repair parts as well as pump, telematics and ancillary irrigation equipment. With a growing market in the southwest United States, Lindsay needed ...
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Irritec at Moldagrotech 2018
Irritec will be present at Moldagrotech 2018. The exhibition will take place from 17-24 October 2018 in Chisinau, Moldova. Moldagrotech, in her 35th autumn edition, is a specialised event of International Centre of fairs Moldexpo. Co-organized by Ministry of agriculture, regional development and enviroment of Republic of Moldova, is organized for corporations of agricultural market. A large ...
By IRRITEC SpA
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Indian News Site Features Rivulis Irrigation CEO Speaking at Event in India
The following article was featured on the website, Smart Indian Agriculture. Vivian Fernandes reports on some of the interesting ideas being thrown up at the Confederation of Indian Industry’s event in Chandigarh on how advances in digital technology can drive Indian agriculture. How can a traditional company that sells drip irrigation equipment use advances in computing power and mobile ...
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TORO EQUIPMENT receives the award “HIGHER TECHNICAL NOVELTY” by Smagua 2017
Toro Equipment has received the “Technical Novelty Award“ granted by the International Water and Irrigation Exhibition Smagua 2017. The award was presented by the General Director of Feria de Zaragoza Mr. Rogelio Cuairán, who was accompanied by the Technical Director Mr. Jesús Serrano Calvo, the Commercial Director of Feria de Zaragoza Mr. Alberto J. López ...
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Irrigation method saves 50 percent of water needed for potato growth
University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers have found an irrigation method that uses 50 percent less water than traditional systems to grow potatoes – an important finding for the $131 million-a-year Florida crop. The system is called “hybrid center pivot irrigation.” With this method, about two-thirds of the water used to help grow potatoes ...
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$500,000 Available to Farmers in the South San Joaquin Irrigation District
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in California is providing funds to improve the efficiency of agricultural water use in the South San Joaquin Irrigation District (SSJID), Division Nine Irrigation Enhancement Project Area. The deadline to submit an application for assistance is April 29, 2013. "We are proud to offer landowners in this irrigation district additional ...
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Food prices decline but remain high
Global food prices declined by 6 percent over the last quarter, but are still not far from their historical peaks, according to the World Bank Group’s latest Food Price Watch report. Wheat markets remain tight; and weather-related concerns in Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Ukraine, and the Russian Federation may further drive up wheat prices over the next few months. Domestic prices showed ...
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Farmers hit by Typhoon Haiyan need urgent assistance
Hundreds of thousands of farmers in the Philippines whose crops were destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan need urgent assistance to sow new seeds before the end of the current planting season, FAO warned today. The typhoon caused damage in the central part of the country to the 2013 main season rice crop, harvesting of which was well advanced. It also badly disrupted planting of the current 2013-2014 ...
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Using GPS sensors to economize on irrigation while increasing crop yields
Domosys Corporation, a leading provider of Power Line Communication (PLC) technology, has announced that Lindsay Corporation, a leading provider of irrigation systems and infrastructure products, has selected Domosys’ PowerBus™ RHINO Technology to significantly improve its irrigation systems. Lindsay’s irrigation system, also called a center pivot, uses Domosys’ PLC technology and products to ...
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FAO and EU help Zimbabwe’s farmers expand productivity and commercialization
The European Union (EU), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Zimbabwe have launched a major programme to assist poor smallholder farmers to boost production, productivity and engage in commercial agriculture through integrated farming approaches. The 4-year US$19 million (13.78 Million Euro) programme will be managed by FAO and will focus on ...
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Self Cleaning Irrigation Water Filters
The self-cleaning irrigation water filter uses the filter screen to directly intercept impurities in the water, removing suspended solids and particulate matter, reducing turbidity, purifying water quality, and decreasing system dirt, bacteria, algae, rust, etc. It also ensures the safety of agricultural irrigation water and the normal operation of irrigation systems. YUBO Filtration Equipment ...
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Spring has sprung Down Under
Spring has sprung in Australia and this is the time of year that things start to happen. Longer hours of sunlight, slightly warmer temperatures and leaf emergence means plant water use will increase. It is one of the hardest periods to schedule irrigation accurately because of intermittent rain and the best times to install soil moisture monitoring equipment to help with irrigation. Measuring ...
By Wildeye
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How to use the soil spraying machine to green the slope?
With the vigorous development of infrastructure, many slopes are exposed. Exposed slopes are not only unsightly, but can also be dangerous. Therefore, it is imperative to green the slope to improve the environment and soil quality of the slope. The most important equipment for greening the slope is the soil sprayer. The slope hydroseeding machine is first to mix the soil, adhesive, grass seeds ...
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Sentera Partners with RDO Equipment Co. to Offer UAV Solutions
Sentera-RDO Equipment partnership brings complete UAV solution packages to RDO Customers Sentera is excited to announce its partnership with RDO Equipment Co., a total solutions provider with 78 stores servicing the agriculture, construction, environmental, surveying, and irrigation industries. The RDO Equipment partnership augments RDO’s already robust product offering, giving their ...
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BBI South Dealer Spotlight: Sussex Irrigation
Sussex Irrigation, headquartered in the central Delaware town of Laurel, is BBI’s key dealer partner for the Eastern Shore region of northern Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware. David Brown, the company’s owner, has built a solid business in delivering Zimmatic irrigation systems to Eastern Shore farmers, offering high levels of precision in watering of crops. About 10 years ago, Brown ...
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