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Center Pivots: Chemigation and Fertigation

There is a strong connection between chemigation, fertigation and irrigation, the goal being for each plant to receive a uniform quantity of water and additive. Uniformity of application is indeed the essential factor in successful fertigation and chemigation. Uniformity depends on several factors such as the homogeneity of water application, adjustment and use of injection [...]

Maximize Irrigation Efficiency

Irrigation efficiency involves the ability to minimize water losses. Such factors as loss of water from wind drift and evaporation from the soil surface and plant affect the level of efficiency.

Cotton crop in the Mississippi Delta

Mississippi growers put center pivots on dryland fields or convert flood irrigated fields to mechanized irrigation to reduce labor and to make the irrigation process easier to manage.

Sprinkler system choices

The maximum length and the area covered by the pivot are determined by the daily water requirement of the crop and the intake rate of the soil.

Maximum length and area of a center Pivot

It is possible to determine the maximum length and area of a center Pivot for a certain set of conditions or to find out if an existing pivot can be used for a certain crop.

Grounding

Normally, if a Pivot irrigation system is properly grounded and fuse sizing is correct, there is very little probability of an individual being injured by electrical shock.

Sprinkler package care

The sprinkler package is one of the most important components on a center Pivot since it must apply the water to the crop uniformly. However, the sprinklers maintenance is often ignored and not checked.

Greener pastures

New Zealand dairy farmers are turning to mechanized irrigation to manage more cows per hectare of pasture, keeping those grasses more productive throughout the year.

The Furrow Buster

An interesting option, designed to constantly cover center Pivot wheel tracks, thus eliminating the formation of wheel track furrows.

Growing malanga with Pivot irrigation

Malanga is a potato-like root crop that needs a year in the ground and a reliable source of supplemental irrigation. Linears and center Pivots can irrigate 24-hours a day all year long. That's particularly important with malanga.