Irrigation
Valmont acquires AI firm Prospera for $300 million
Irrigation leader Valmont Industries announced May 5 it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Prospera Technologies, a privately held Isr... more »
Valley acquires center pivot-focused firm PivoTrac Monitoring
Valley Irrigation has acquired PivoTrac Monitoring, a center pivot-focused ag tech company based in the Texas Panhandle region. PivoTrac president an... more »
New line of drip irrigation fittings launched by Toro
Toro has introduced Toro Fittings, a new line of drip irrigation fittings for drip tape, hose and dripline. “With our new line of fittings, gro... more »
Automated, wireless irrigation pump control released by Valley
Valley Irrigation has released Pump Command, a new solution for growers to automate pumping and wirelessly control irrigation pumps. The innovatio... more »
Oil-coated sand may hold more moisture in soil
Growers often need to regulate soil temperature, reduce weeds and minimize water loss. Agricultural mulch can help farmers do so. But the plastic in ... more »
Next-level irrigation tire released by Titan
Titan International (Titan) has announced its new Titan Hi-Dration Lug irrigation tire, which is the first radial non-directional irrigation tire on t... more »
Senate passes fix to water act to provide relief to Klamath Basin irrigators
Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, both of Oregon, announced July 1 that the Senate has passed a fix to the 2018 Water Resources Development Act (WR... more »
Valley Irrigation acquires solar energy firm
Valmont Industries Inc., a provider of engineered products and services for infrastructure development and irrigation equipment and services for agri... more »
Irrigation checklist: Things to do before you need to start watering
As planting nears the end, crop producers need to start preparing for irrigation season. If you ignore irrigation equipment until the day you need to ... more »
Sustainability focus of latest ‘Eye on Potatoes’ podcast
Earlier this year, it was announced that the former Potato Sustainability Initiative was expanding to include more facets of the potato supply chain. ... more »
