Types and selection of agricultural sprinkler equipment
A spring frost can wipe out an orchard in one night. I watched a peach grower in Georgia lose 80% of his crop to a single 28°F night in late March. The trees were fine. The blossoms weren’t. When you…
A sprinkler system running at 70% efficiency because of worn nozzles and leaky seals isn’t just annoying. It’s expensive. I’ve seen farms burn through 200 to 300 extra gallons per acre per irrigation cycle without realizing it, all from problems…
If you’ve ever walked through an irrigation supply yard and stared at a wall of sprinklers, impact, gear-driven, rotors, spray heads, traveling reels, and thought “I’ll just grab whatever’s cheapest,” you’re not alone. But the wrong sprinkler doesn’t just waste…
