Farm Irrigation Systems

Published the 09/10/2015

Farm irrigation systems are the methods of applying water to crops and are classified as surface irrigation, sprinkler irrigation, and microirrigation. The decision to select an irrigation sys...

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Irrigation Water Filtration and Filter Recommendations

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Published the 09/10/2015

Water filtration is important for all irrigation systems. Now before someone argues with me, yes, some sprinkler systems are used to spread solids, such as treated sewage, for disposal. But even th...

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The origins of filter use in agriculture

Published the 02/09/2015

 

Over the last fifty years or so, irrigation techniques have just got better and better at improving irrigation efficiency, which is a measure of the relationship between the result...

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Making the case for full coverage irrigation over part-coverage, drip or micro systems

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Published the 02/09/2015
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Pivots, hose-reels or drip irrigation ... An irrigation system should be carefully chosen

Published the 02/09/2015

Although the furrow method was virtually the only system used in the past, nowadays there is a wide range of irrigation techniques available, such as the pivot, hose-reel and travelling gun or the ...

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A way of restoring the battered image of the maize crop

Published the 02/09/2015

 

In the light of the very contro­versial Silvens dam project (on the River Tarn) and the ‘infrin­gement of regulations’ procee­dings initiated by the European Commission, the...

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Planning and managing pivot and linear move irrigation systems

Published the 02/09/2015

 

A well-designed and properly adjusted device will save water and improve production 

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Jain’s Solar Powered Micro Irrigation System: A Promising Option for Farmers

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Published the 05/11/2014

 

Solar power is a very topical subject with potential for all sectors on a global basis, ranging from space stations to agro-irrigation, given the unlimited availability of solar ra...

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Pivots : the Age of the Computer

Published the 05/11/2014

 

Precision agriculture is a technology that is receiving attention by industry, researchers and farmers. Precision agriculture means applying the right of amount of inputs to a fiel...

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Pipe Work and Sustainable Development

Published the 05/09/2014

 

The properties of polyethylene make it a material that is used more and more in the world today. Discovered accidentally in 1933 by two chemists from the company ICI, the first ind...

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