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The main goal of micro-sprinkler system maintenance is to extend the lifetime of each sprinkler. Producers also need to make sure that each sprinkler delivers water efficiently and uniformly throughout its lifetime. The goal of precision irrigation is to deliver the right amount of water at the right time.

The avocado industry is taking great strides in adopting precision farming practices. Precision irrigation is an important piece of the puzzle in completing the precision farming puzzle.

All irrigation systems consist of the same basic components: a motor and pump, filtration, valves, mainlines, sub mainlines and a water distribution component – be it drippers, sprinklers or pivots. These components need attentive maintenance. In this article we will focus on the maintenance of drippers and driplines.

When it comes to innovation in irrigation, new technologies and their implementation automatically come to mind. However, in the irrigation industry great potential for innovation also lies in changing how we think about irrigation and finding new practices – changing the way we use both existing and new technologies to grow more with less.

Netafim Agronomist, Jovan Erasmus, discusses important agronomic concepts for efficient irrigation.

One of the major advantages of the DripNet PC™ range is that it maintains the optimal balance between drip irrigation performance and your budgetary restrictions. It will allow you to stick to your budget, without losing out on reliability or crop uniformity.

A message from Etienne Erasmus, MD of Netafim South Africa

We are privileged to work in agriculture. I am now more convinced of this than ever before. The challenges we faced in 2020 reminded us that the agricultural industry is the backbone of the South African economy and that what our industry creates allows our population to live, trade and prosper.

Precision fertigation™ is the optimal root-zone management tool delivering just the right combination of water and nutrients directly to the roots of each plant, according to crop development cycles.

The purpose of this article is to inform you about the basics of drip irrigation so as to determine whether it is the right fit for your project.

The purpose of this article is to inform you about the basics of micro-sprinkler irrigation so as to determine whether it is the right fit for your project.

Sprinkler irrigation wets the full area of irrigation and is known as full-surface irrigation. This is compared to micro-sprinkler and drip irrigation that wets a certain percentage of the area and are described as localised irrigation. The most common use of sprinkler irrigation is for the irrigation of crops with relatively shallow root systems such as pastures and vegetables.

Thin wall driplines are defined as driplines with a wall thickness of 0.4 mm or less. The selection of suitable wall thickness for the driplines to be installed, will be influenced by a variety of factors. The farmer and irrigation designer must, based on the operative and economic considerations, decide on the best dripper and associated wall thickness for the job.