Innovations in precision irrigation technologies are rising much more a very powerful as growers face water scarcity because of drought, aquifer depletion, and water allocations. One contemporary advance is telemetry, says John Campbell, Manager of Technology Advancement and Adoption with Valley Irrigation. Products now permit growers to remotely monitor and control just about each and every aspect of their irrigation operation. The programs save water, time, gasoline, and put on and tear on cars.
In the longer term, Campbell says manufacturers will likely be integrating soil moisture tracking, weather information and variable-rate irrigation (VRI) into their methods.
Ze’ev Barylka, Director of Marketing and Sales at Netafim USA, adds Precision Mobile Drip Irrigation as some other major advance. PC dripline is pulled during the area by way of a middle pivot or linear move irrigation device. As the driplines are pulled in the back of the device, the integrated emitters ship a uniform pattern around the full length of the irrigated area. Because the driplines deliver water without delay to the soil surface, evaporation and wind waft are virtually eradicated, allowing more water to succeed in the foundation zone.