Farm Irrigation for Food Safety
Follow Agricultural water quality and food safety issues are important, and growers are finding that drip irrigation is a valuable
Continue readingFinancial Benefits of Drip Irrigation
Follow It is a common misconception that a drip irrigation conversion will take several years to pay for itself. In
Continue readingAdvantages of Drip Irrigation
Follow Today it is more important than ever to use water resources wisely and to irrigate intelligently. Consequently, many farmers
Continue readingDrip Irrigation Efficiency for Conserving Water
Follow Drip irrigation has enabled farmers, nurserymen, and landscapers to conserve water for decades. This is primarily because, in contrast
Continue readingWEBINAR 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.
Distribution Drip Irrigation Supplies & System Components
Follow Once the emission device is chosen, a system of filters, chemical injectors, pipes, valves and fittings must be constructed
Continue readingControl Zone Irrigation Equipment
Follow The drip irrigation system must be monitored and operated. It cannot be stressed enough how important the first two categories
Continue readingDrip Irrigation Emitters and Emission Devices
Follow Emission devices vary according to their flow rate, hydraulic characteristics and wetting pattern. The ideal emission device is durable
Continue readingAbout 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.
Continue readingSubsurface 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.”
Continue readingWEBINAR: How to Increase Income, Reduce Costs, and Improve Flexibility with Drip Irrigation
Follow On Thursday, February 28, 2013 at 10AM (Pacific Time), the Grange Network and Toro Micro-Irrigation will be hosting a 60-minute, FREE webinar
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