APPLICATIONS
Precision Irrigation
Shanghai Irrizhou Irrigation Machinery Co., Ltd. was founded in 2012. We have been working in center pivot and linear irrigation systems for decades.
APPLICATIONS
Precision Irrigation
What is precision irrigation?
No matter what you grow or feed, when it comes to irrigation, we’re all thinking about the same thing: irrigating the right amount at the right time, in the right place.
There’s variation. Every field inherently has variation. So when we think about all this hardware, how do we really adopt it. Because in every field, we have to think about planting the right amount of crops to follow the rules and get a good return without over-irrigating and wasting anything, and not under-irrigating and endangering the crop. So we really have to look at it from a deeper perspective.
Data Collection and Analysis
Collecting data about farm conditions can help growers make quick decisions to optimize their water usage. Real time data about the soil moisture in the field can allow the grower to apply the right amount of water based on plant needs to avoid water waste or plant stress. By analyzing useful data such as field drainage, plant maturity, irrigation leaks, crop health, and more, growers can make great decision and increase irrigation efficiency.
Variable Rate Irrigation
Soils, topography, nutrient availability, and crop growth all vary spatially in fields. Because of this, different areas of the same field can have different irrigation needs. Variable rate irrigation (VRI) can allow a grower to address this variability and potentially conserve resources and improve yield.
Similar to other variable rate applications, a VRI prescription can be created by the grower and implemented by the irrigation system. This may include managing different zones of a field, or even getting down to the resolution of managing individual plants. This can have applications for large fields of commodity crops, vineyards, and so on.
GPS Technology
Understanding field conditions and spatial variability is very important for any precision agriculture application. In fields, the topography, soil texture, and crop growth can vary, all of which can impact water needs and availability. To manage these fields, a thorough understanding of this variability and its precise locations in the field is necessary.
Global Position Systems (GPS) have become ubiquitous today, and this accessibility has enabled precision agriculture and is now finding its way into irrigation. In the field, geolocation of management of zones, utilization of VRI, and understanding data from soil moisture probes all rely on GPS technology.
