VIDEO: Drip Irrigation Helps Peppermint Grower Irrigate More Efficiently
In this Boise, ID news report, local grower, Bob McKellip shares how drip irrigation has helped him irrigate peppermint more efficiently. Plus, it helps preserve the Boise River. Click here to watch...
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Farmers Increase Production, Efficiency with No-Till & Drip Irrigation
California cotton growers and water-starved fields could benefit from a conservation tillage practice not typical to this Golden State cash crop, although the practice is widely implemented and...
View ArticleToro Irrigation During a Drought: Subsurface Drip Irrigation (SDI)
As the worst drought in 50 years gripped America’s farmland in the summer of 2012, and crop failure was rampant, three Nebraska producers reported increased soybean yields and significantly lower water...
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Mint Farmers Save Water & Fertilizer with Drip Irrigation
The first three Idaho farmers to use a drip irrigation system on mint fields reported mostly favorable results after the second season, but they did face a few problems with the new practice. As a...
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Subsurface Drip Irrigation on Alfalfa
One of our drip irrigation experts recently wrote an article for Progressive Forage Grower magazine about subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) for alfalfa and other field crops. The article introduces the...
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Drip Irrigation on Peppermint – 2013 Crop Update
Another season has passed, and Bob McKellip is happy to report that his second year of utilizing drip irrigation on mint was even better than the first. “This Spring, I started up the drip system and...
View ArticleHow To: Drip Irrigation Basics & Case Studies
Click the links below to explore our archive of drip irrigation "how to" literature, drip irrigation basics, and case studies by crop. These real-world applications show why drip is the most efficient...
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How to use Micro-Sprinklers for Integrated Pest Management
Micro-sprinklers have long been used to provide climate control and irrigate fruit, nut and cover crops. Now, micro-sprinklers can be used as part of an integrated pest management (IPM) plan in row...
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Weilmunster Farms, Parma, ID – Drip Irrigation Increases Yield for Idaho Farm
The benefits of drip irrigation are easy to see at Weilmunster Farms in Parma, Idaho. After adopting drip technology, the farm increased its hops yields by 400 pounds per acre, which translated into...
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Drip Crop Irrigation on Alfalfa
When Bob Thomas and his son Rob began farming in the Imperial Valley six years ago, they quickly recognized that there must be a better way to irrigate their alfalfa. They soon discovered that...
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Subsurface Drip Irrigation Helps West Texas Cotton Farmer Achieve Record Yields
Five-bale cotton yields would impress anybody. So when West Texas Cotton Farmer, William Carlton, averaged 2,575 pounds-per acre (five bales) on his 40-acre field with subsurface drip irrigation, he...
View ArticleDrip Irrigation on Cotton
Loyd Jordan is a 3rd generation farmer who cultivates 3,500 acres southwest of Lubbock in Terry and Lynn counties, Texas. He irrigates 1,250 acres with pivots and, most recently, 300 acres with...
View ArticleDrip Irrigation on Corn
Many corn growers are adopting drip irrigation because drip irrigation optimizes yields, minimizes inputs, and maximizes profits. Plus, in many cases the system pays for itself in less than two years....
View ArticleBenefits of Drip Irrigation on Potatoes
Drip irrigation is a mainstream technology in dozens of other crop production systems throughout the world because it allows producers to evenly spoon-feed precious water and nutrients directly to...
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Craig Andrus Farms, Salinas, CA – Drip Irrigation on Lettuce
Craig Andrus is no stranger to sprinklers, but has been using drip on his 400 acres of romaine lettuce, Southeast of Salinas for over four years, now. He used to have a linear, but when it came time to...
View ArticleNaumann Ranch, Oxnard, CA – Drip Irrigation on Mixed Vegetables
Mike and Brian Naumann are young farmers with a daunting legacy to fulfill: the family has been growing vegetables in Ventura County since 1898. But the Naumann brothers are not ones to buckle under...
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Drip Irrigation on Processing Tomatoes – Worth Farms, Huron, CA
Chuck Herrin manages Worth Farms in California's Westlands Water District. Founded by his grandfather, a custom harvester turned farmer, Worth Farms today grows 4,500 acres of drip irrigated crops...
View ArticleCox Valley View Farms, Long Island, KS – Drip Farm Irrigation Systems on Corn...
Even before the perfect storm of diminished water supplies, rising corn prices and government cost-share funding hit the plains, Steven Cox knew his irrigated farms would have to change. That's why he...
View ArticleReiter Berry Farms, Watsonville and UCCE, Monterey County, CA
Row crop growers were among the first farmers to adopt drip irrigation as a production tool rather than to save water. Initially, drip was viewed as a superior way to manipulate plant growth and...
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Standage Farms, Vale, OR – Drip Irrigation on Onions
Larry Standage has reaped all the typical benefits of converting to drip irrigation with his onions in Vale, Oregon, including increased yields, reduced runoff, and less use of water, fertilizer, and...
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