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It’s Official: Capillary Hydroponic System Uses Between 42% and 83% Less Water Than Putting Greens Constructed With Variable Depth Rootzone Method Using Overhead Irrigation
Data from Michigan State University’s Hancock Turfgrass Research Center also reports no significant difference in playability between the Capillary Hydroponics system and Variable Depth Rootzone greens. Read More
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As Weeks of Dangerous Heat Persist Statewide, Texas Trees Foundation Urges Homeowners & Business Owners to Start Watering Trees Immediately
Residents of Dallas and cities across Texas can help their property and the city mitigate urban heat through proper summertime tree watering techniques and planting the right trees in the right place when tree planting season resumes this fall. Read More
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California Energy Commission (CEC) Awards $2.9 Million to Polaris Energy Services for Grid Responsive Irrigation Automation
CEC and Polaris will incentivize California growers to automate hundreds of irrigation pumps, tap into the agricultural sector's operational flexibility and deliver 25 to 40 Megawatts of load that can be shed or shifted in response to price signals and emergency dispatches from California's grid to increase reliability and decarbonization. Read More
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Vineyard Robot Prototype to Debut at FutureFarm Expo in Oregon
Seeking to solve the chronic labor shortage problem facing the US premium wine industry, the Digital Harvest LLC project 'ROVR' (Remote Operated Vineyard Robot) team has developed a fully mobile concept demonstrator at their Pendleton, Oregon R&D lab. The first public demonstration of the virtual reality operated robot will take place at the 2017 FutureFarm Expo on August 15-17. Read More
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Soil Moisture Sensor Field Days in MS Demonstrate Value & Available Funding for Smarter Water Management
MSU Extension is holding two soil moisture sensor field days to help farmers learn more about how precision technology can enhance irrigation water management and help farming operations. Read More
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California Inventor Has an Answer to California's Drought
A local inventor has developed a new class of machine called an Envirocycle® Wastewater Appliance® for use at individual houses that quite literally turns sewage into irrigation water, or where legal, water to flush toilets. Read More
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Valley View Tractor & Equipment Inc. Announces It Has Become a Honda Engine and Parts Dealer as Well as a Warranty Service Center.
Newberg, Oregon, August 13, 2013: Valley View Tractor & Equipment Inc. announces today the addition of Honda Engines, Parts and Service to the products and services offered. Read More
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Special Winterizing Irrigation Package
New York Plantings, New York's top landscape and garden design company, is offering a special fall winterizing package for your irrigation needs. Fall garden cleanup and bulb planting is included, as well as a 24 hour emergency irrigation repair serv Read More
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