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WEBINAR REVIEW: Making Drip Irrigation Pay
Last week, we blogged about a free webinar produced by the Grange Network called “Making Drip Pay” that discussed how to increase income, reduce costs, and improve flexibility with drip irrigation. Led by Inge Bisconer of Toro Micro-Irrigation, the webinar highlighted how growers have quickly paid for the investment. For example, Chris and Stephen Cox, a father son team in Kansas, paid for their $1,100 per acre system in 1.5 years by increasing corn yields by 100 bushels per acre, and by reducing costs by about $160 per acre. They also received $330/acre of EQIP cost share.
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Distribution Drip Irrigation Supplies & System Components
Once the emission device is chosen, a system of filters, chemical injectors, pipes, valves and fittings must be constructed to deliver water reliably, safely and efficiently to each outlet, and to facilitate system maintenance. The following are the major distribution system component categories: Filters Filters are used to remove organic and inorganic debris from the
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Control Zone Irrigation Equipment
The drip irrigation system must be monitored and operated. It cannot be stressed enough how important the first two categories (flow meters and pressure gauges) are to assess performance and guidance for operation, and how important the last two categories (valves and controllers) are to deriving the maximum benefit from a drip irrigation system. System Flow
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Drip Irrigation Emitters and Emission Devices
Emission devices vary according to their flow rate, hydraulic characteristics and wetting pattern. The ideal emission device is durable (withstands outdoor conditions), resists clogging (large internal passageways, self-flushing), is insensitive to pressure variation that occurs as a result of slope and/or lengths of run (pressure compensating), accurate (low manufacturing Coefficient of Variation, or CV), and
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About Us
Welcome to DripTips – Toro’s drip irrigation blog and educational website. Whether you’re just getting started or want to know how to get the most out of your drip irrigation system, you’re in the right place. Here, you’ll find drip irrigation best practices, how-to guides, tips, trends, videos, design tools, case studies, and links to the latest drip irrigation news.
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 was pleased to say the least.
Carlton’s drip irrigation is spaced 80 inches apart and says his 1511 cotton variety “jumped out of the ground.”
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WEBINAR: How to Increase Income, Reduce Costs, and Improve Flexibility with Drip Irrigation
On Thursday, February 28, 2013 at 10AM (Pacific Time), the Grange Network and Toro Micro-Irrigation will be hosting a 60-minute, FREE webinar to discuss how drip irrigation for agriculture can increase income, reduce costs, and improve flexibility and sustainability on row, field, and permanent crops. The webinar will include case studies and a demonstration of a unique software tool called the Toro Drip/Micro Payback
A Look Back at 2012 and the Drought
Nebraska Producer, Gary Greving estimating a 2- to 5-bushel improvement with SDI As we move into a new year, it is sometimes helpful to take a moment to reflect on the previous. An issue that touched almost everyone last year was the drought. Some regions were affected worse than others, but the conclusion was the same: Water is
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Toro Introduces Thinwall Dripline
This week, Toro announced its newest micro-irrigation product line, Thinwall Dripline. Ideal for applications such as subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) and semi-permanent crops, Thinwall Dripline is also great for growers who prefer a flat, molded emitter inside an extruded, thin-walled tube. The following are the features and benefits of Toro’s new Thinwall Dripline: Flat, molded emitter
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