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 ...

From an airliner or space shuttle, they look like perfect green dots on the face of the Earth. Nebraskans know them well. They’re called center pivots and they are one of the marvels of modern-day ...

ABSTRACT Advancements in irrigation technology have increased water use efficiency. However, producers can be reluctant to convert to a more efficient irrigation system when the initial investment ...

Reinke Manufacturing, Deshler, Nebraska, a unveiled E3, the first precision series of center pivot irrigation systems. The system offers accuracy and performance, providing value by ensuring ...

Jordan McAllister (left) and his father Jim operate McAllister Irrigation, which acquired Midwest Farm Service, a Zimmatic business, in 2020. They and their team were one of the top Zimmatic center ...

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.

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 ...

Irrigation is essential for stabilizing yields in the High Plains as rainfall variability challenges farmers. Rainfall ranges from 10 inches in eastern Colorado and western Kansas to 60 inches in the ...

The study site in Nebraska is representative of agricultural management practices in the region and represents the most densely irrigated area in the Central Plains, which is a subregion of the Great ...

Field research studying deficit irrigation on warm-season fairways shows differences in drought resistance and irrigation water requirements among the cultivars. Shallow rootzone depths may increase ...