Irrigation

What do you get when 21st century “smart” technology hooks up with a 19th century irrigation ditch? The short answer: more water-wise farming and a healthier river.That’s the story of this innovative project on the Verde River in central Arizona, where forward-thinking farmers joined up with the Nature Conservancy and installed a solar-powered “smart” gate and water-level sensor on their 150-year old irrigation ditch.  The automated gate allows the irrigators to

The Smart Irrigation Technology Leader Now Offers Faster and Better Wireless Connectivity, Enabling Vast Improvements Over Other Industry Solutions

ETwater, the leader in smart irrigation control and water management solutions, today announced that it has passed PTCRB Certification for its new 3G modems, and will now offer enhanced wireless capabilities for all of its products.

Netafim, an Israeli provider of drip and micro-irrigation technology that improves water, energy, farm and labor productivity, today was awarded the 2013 Stockholm Industry Water Award.

Netafim, based in Tel Aviv, started at Kibbutz Hatzerim in the Negev desert in 1965 when members teamed with an engineer who discovered a slow and balanced supply of water improves plant growth. Agriculture is the world’s thirstiest industry, accounting for 70 percent of global freshwater withdrawals.

Better quality plastic materials can improve productivity in India's drip irrigation industry, helping to overcome challenges that have kept the water-saving agricultural systems from being more widely used.

Syngenta and Lindsay Corporation have announced the commercial introduction of Water+Intelligent Irrigation Platform, an integrated solution designed to help corn growers realize the full potential of their irrigated acres.