We humans are supposed to number about 7.8 billion by 2050. Feeding every one of those mouths demands food production in new, less-than-“optimal” areas. Like the Sahara. And if these monstrous ...

From an airliner or space shuttle, they look like perfect green dots on the face of the Earth. Nebraskans know them well. They’re called center pivots and they are one of the marvels of modern-day ...

No irrigation system can distribute water perfectly evenly across an entire field. Center pivot irrigation involves a powered structure that rotates a steel pipe with sprinklers to water crops. But ...

A LOCAL engineering company has developed a state-of-the-art water powered centre pivot irrigation system to help more farmers access affordable equipment and mitigate climate change effects. In an ...

Natural Resource Districts and other agencies in Nebraska are putting more and more restrictions on water use to protect groundwater supplies. Because of the ongoing drought, water availability is a ...

A Queensland sugar company has built the first of 40 new centre pivot irrigators as part of a $15 million plan to save water. Maryborough based MSF Sugar will build 40 centre pivot irrigators on 17 ...

Local engineering firm, Mightyflow Irrigation says it has developed a new system to not only boost farming in the country, but to help fight the effects of climate change. The company’s technical ...

Jordan McAllister (left) and his father Jim operate McAllister Irrigation, which acquired Midwest Farm Service, a Zimmatic business, in 2020. They and their team were one of the top Zimmatic center ...