CLOVERDALE — On a hot afternoon in early September, Tygh Redfield stood on the edge of his hay field and surveyed the landscape. In the distance, a massive metal pivot slowly circled the ground, ...

No irrigation system can distribute water perfectly evenly across an entire field. Center pivot irrigation involves a powered structure that rotates a steel pipe with sprinklers to water crops. But ...

With irrigation systems running across Kansas fields, a simple adjustment could make a big difference in conserving water and boosting crop performance —slowing down the speed of center pivot systems.

Vale -- Dale and Gail Knutson have taken their pivot irrigation system to new levels with a name change and new products. They have the quality Reinke pivot irrigation system they have provided for ...

The new poly pipe gives growers a best-in-class solution for irrigating in corrosive water environments as water quality issues increase around the world OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- ...

Barry Bollwinkel of Kimberly talks with Dan Glodowski during the 2011 Idaho Irrigation Equipment Show. Glodowski represents the Navigator, a pressure control valve for gated pipe irrigation systems.

Driving through southern Delaware farmland, have you ever wondered about those strange looking mechanical devices on wheels that populate many fields? The reason for all that apparatus is tied to some ...

A three-year research project led by the University of Nevada, Reno will develop open-source software to help farmers better manage water supply, especially for Nevada’s crucial crop of alfalfa. The ...