Irrigation
July 12, 2013
Valley Irrigation will host three Field Days this summer to offer educational information about center pivot irrigation equipment, variable rate technology, water application technology and crop management.
The first Field Day will be July 26 at Taylor Farms near Ames,...
Irrigation
June 12, 2013
Netafim, a global leader in drip and micro-irrigation technology and the world’s largest irrigation company, announced today it has been named the 2013 Stockholm Industry Water Award laureate. Netafim will receive the prestigious award at a World Water Week...
Irrigation
April 24, 2013
Valley Irrigation announces the addition of Matt Ondrejko as Vice President, Global Marketing. Ondrejko is responsible for global marketing strategy and implementation, marketing communications, research, and product development.
Most recently, Ondrejko was Director of Global Marketing at Ridge Tool Company...
Irrigation
March 26, 2013
Toro is pleased to announce a new emitter flow rate for its BlueLine dripline, which now includes a 0.26 gallons per hour (GPH) pressure-compensating (PC) emitter. The 0.26 GPH pressure-compensating emitter is the latest flow rate to complement Toro’s...
Irrigation
December 11, 2012
Valley Irrigation, a leader in precision irrigation, continues to provide water management solutions for agriculture with the formation of Valley Water Management (VWM), a new division of the Valmont company Cascade Earth Sciences (CES). Initially, Valley Water Management will...
Irrigation
October 17, 2012
T-L Irrigation Co., manufacturer of hydrostatically powered pivot and linear irrigation systems,announces the Precision Link, the latest advancement in web based irrigation management from T-L’s family of pivot management systems.
Developed by AgSense, LLC and T-L, the Precision Link, coupled...
Irrigation
October 17, 2012
Valley Irrigation, recently introduced the new Valley DropSpan for center pivots, which allows growers to irrigate additional acres with a center pivot by “dropping” spans upon arriving at a large obstruction in a field. This allows the center pivot...
Irrigation
September 11, 2012
Lindsay Corporation, maker of Zimmatic irrigation systems, released three new products designed to improve irrigation installation and management.. They include the following:
The new online calculator can be used to determine the return on investment of installing a custom corner...
Irrigation
January 4, 2012
Valley Irrigation recently announced the addition of its Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS), the first product in the mechanized irrigation market to monitor tire pressure on center pivot irrigation equipment.
The product was the recipient of a 2012 World Ag...
Irrigation
September 21, 2011
AgSense, manufacturer of remote management solutions for agricultural irrigation, has received a patent on its remote irrigation management system.
"We are very excited to receive this patent for our unique technology," said Terry Schiltz, President of AgSense. "Our technology enables...
Irrigation
April 27, 2011
Valley Irrigation recently introduced Pivot Cruise Control software, which allows producers to be even more precise with chemigation and fertigation.
With the patent pending Cruise Control, available exclusively from Valley Irrigation, producers can program a center pivot irrigation machine equipped...
Guidance
March 16, 2011
Lindsay Corporation, maker of Zimmatic irrigation systems, announced the launch of MAXfield GPS Guidance GPS positioning for MAXfield Custom corner systems.
MAXfield GPS Guidance utilizes a Real Time Kinematic (RTK) correction signal, emitted from a built-in base station, to provide...
Irrigation
January 20, 2011
T-L Irrigation Co., manufacturer of hydrostatically powered pivot and linear irrigation systems, recently released the Precision Point Control III irrigation pivot management system. The PPC III represents the company's newest advancement in mid-level irrigation control. With the addition...
Irrigation
January 13, 2011
Lindsay Corporation, maker of Zimmatic irrigation systems, recently announced the addition of a new gearbox to the Zimmatic product line. The AT gearbox is designed by Lindsay engineers for the future of center pivot irrigation, according to Lindsay.
"One of...
Irrigation
January 6, 2011
Valley Irrigation, manufacturer of precision irrigation solutions, and CropMetrics, a Precision Ag data services company that specializes in variable rate irrigation technology, have formed an alliance that will allow Valley dealers to combine irrigation technology with data-based irrigation management...
Irrigation
October 28, 2010
Valley Irrigation reported record yields on non-traditional rice fields in the U.S. this year with its Circles for Rice project, an initiative that is establishing benchmarks for the production of rice under center pivot irrigation.
A production ag rice field...
Irrigation
September 15, 2010
Lindsay Corporation recently introduced FieldNET Mobile pivot control, which allows growers to fully control and monitor their irrigation pivots anywhere through the convenience of smartphones. "FieldNET Mobile provides a labor-saving innovation with the convenience of web-enabled phones," says...
Irrigation
April 1, 2010
Lindsay Corporation, maker of Zimmatic irrigation systems, announces the introduction of FieldNET Mobile pivot control for smartphones. The new feature allows growers to fully control and monitor their irrigation pivots anywhere through the convenience of smartphones. "FieldNET...
Guidance
February 4, 2010
Valley Irrigation announced a new agreement with Computronics Holdings Ltd., manufacturer of the patented Farmscan Variable Rate Irrigation technology. This agreement allows for the development and distribution of variable rate irrigation (VRI) controls through over 460 Valley dealers worldwide.
"Computronics...
Irrigation
December 17, 2009
Lindsay Corporation, maker of Zimmatic irrigation systems, recently announced the addition of pump control to its FieldNET Web-based irrigation management system. With this addition, growers will be able to access a single online portal to monitor and control their...