Drip Irrigation Owner’s Manual – Second Edition
Toro has just released the second edition of its Drip Irrigation Owner’s Manual. It is now available for purchase and/or free download
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Drip Crop Irrigation on Alfalfa
When Bob Thomas and his son Rob began farming in the Imperial Valley six years ago, they quickly recognized that there must be a better way to irrigate their alfalfa. They soon discovered that cutting-edge growers were successfully using drip irrigation instead of sprinklers or gravity irrigation. After diligent research, they installed their first 116 acres with Toro’s Aqua-Traxx® drip tape in September of 2009, and have experienced significant benefits since then.
Typical Drip Irrigation System Layout
If you’ve ever wondered how a drip irrigation system works, Toro makes it easy to visualize. A new illustration shows
Continue readingNew Online Drip Irrigation Calculator – Estimate Application Rates and Run Times
What It Does This drip irrigation online tool quickly calculates application rates in inches per hour – along with the
Continue readingCloser Emitters Can Yield Better Results
Closely spaced drip tape emitters can enhance salt management for seed germination, leach salts in permanent crops, dilute soil salinity
Continue readingDrip Irrigation Payback Wizard on toro.com
Find out what upgrading to drip irrigation could mean to your bottom line with Toro’s new Drip Irrigation Payback Wizard,
Continue readingWhy Drip Irrigation is Gaining Popularity
Improved crop yield and quality. Water and nutrients are spoon-fed to the crop uniformly and on the desired schedule. Water
Continue readingWeilmunster Farms, Parma, ID – Drip Irrigation Increases Yield for Idaho Farm
The benefits of drip irrigation are easy to see at Weilmunster Farms in Parma, Idaho. After adopting drip technology, the farm increased its hops yields by 400 pounds per acre, which translated into increased revenues of $800 to $1,600 per acre.
Using Fewer Resources
Beyond the increased production, Weilmunster Farms cut water use in half, reduced fertilizer use substantially, and had fewer weeds because the water was targeted to the root zone. They also eliminated sidedressing and corrugating for rill irrigation, and discovered they could irrigate prior to harvest without concern for a dry down period. They’ve even reduced theft by eliminating siphon tubes.
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