Irrigation and water management
Sakata appointed Colorado ag water policy advisor
The Colorado Department of Agriculture has hired onion grower Robert Sakata to serve as the state's first agricultural water policy advisor. Legislators approved the funding for the position to engage with Colorado farmers and ranchers... more »
Advancing crop management at Great Lakes EXPO
Growers to learn irrigation management, apple-water relations and benefits of solar technology Growers know that irrigation is one of the most important management measures during apple cultivation. Apples can be highly sensitive to water supplies... more »
New dripline products added at Rain Bird
Two new irrigation tools are available for permanent crop and greenhouse growers from Rain Bird Agriculture. The products, designed for high-performance, efficient and durable dripline irrigation across any terrain, are the trademarked GritX DSV (Dual... more »
Horticultural supplier Dramm welcomes marketing, sales associate
The Dramm Corp. has added Noah Dramm Becker as a marketing and sales associate. In his role, Becker will work primarily with the company’s commercial products and water management teams in content creation, website management,... more »
Irrigation to be focus of July 21 WSU Smart Vineyard field day
Precision irrigation sensors and technologies to mitigate heat stress are scheduled to be on display at the Washington State University’s Smart Vineyard field day. At the field day, scheduled for July 21 from 10 a.m.... more »
Sensors help trees tell growers when they are thirsty
The traditional method of using technology to alert growers of the need to irrigate involves soil-based sensors, which do well at relaying moisture data at a specific depth and location. Dendrometers, which measure the expansion... more »
Water, farm bill drive California food, ag summit
The outlook for California’s agricultural economy shows some signs of improvement after several years of supply-chain constraints, high input costs and a multiyear drought that forced farmers to fallow acres and remove orchards. The June... more »
Mitigate blueberry heat damage with overhead irrigation
Michigan’s blueberry industry has been increasingly affected by climate change with spring heatwaves, long dry periods and heavy rains all causing a potential for yield losses. To illustrate this, in February-March 2012 daily high temperatures... more »
Georgia meeting scheduled for ag frost protection permits
The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) is considering frost protection groundwater withdrawal permits from the Floridan Aquifer in portions of the lower Flint River Basin (FRB) in southwest Georgia. The considerations include sub-area 4 where... more »
Seed tech to expand via Precision Labs and Direct Enterprises partnership
An ag chemical company and a seed treatment company are partnering to expand market access for seed-applied technologies. Precision Laboratories provides specialized chemistries for the agricultural industry while Direct Enterprises (DEI), distributes value-added products for... more »
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