Before accusing anyone of being a Thanksgiving Scrooge, please consider that the most significant food holiday in the U.S. is an ideal opportunity to discuss water use for food. Water is used in all steps of the Thanksgiving process and every meal. What we eat can collectively make a huge difference in water use and waste. It may be the simplest and most effective way to approach today’s water challenges. The Ground Rules Water use… Read more »
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CategoriesHow To Save Irrigation Water During Winter
Surprisingly winter is one of the best times to save irrigation water. From now through April-May, your JAIN Unity smart irrigation controller provides significant payback toward annual water and cost savings. Depending on geographic location in the U.S., you may shut down your irrigation system altogether or only need to water minimally. A unique Unity feature, precious in the winter months, uses forecasted weather to eliminate unnecessary irrigation. It automatically adjusts your schedule… Read more »
Jain Irrigation Acquires SWIIM
Jain Irrigation, Inc. Purchased the Majority of SWIIM Assets Fresno, California November 4, 2022 – Jain Irrigation, Inc. announced the acquisition of SWIIM assets, including the leading water management IP/technology portfolio and know-how, certain field hardware for water management services, access to new markets and customers, and current contracts for OnFarm Water Accounting. Aric Olson, President of Jain Irrigation, Inc., comments, “The acquisition of assets continues our path and progression as the leading technology consolidator… Read more »
The Mississippi River Is Not So Mighty Right Now
Most of the drought news in the U.S. concerns the Western United States and the Colorado River. Unfortunately, the drought is hitting more than the West and what is happening to the Mississippi River is an example of what drought can do to major regions. The Colorado and Mississippi are two of the longest rivers in the U.S. and major suppliers to many cities. The Mississippi is almost 1000 miles longer than the Colorado. You… Read more »
6 Simple Adjustments For Sprinkler Systems That Save Water
This sounds too good to be true, but below are six simple adjustments to your sprinkler system that save water and don’t cost much. As the drought drags on and water prices increase, there are inexpensive adjustments you can make to your irrigation system that saves up to 30% of your water. Most changes provide instant water savings with no additional costs and take little time to understand how to make them. Let’s look at… Read more »
Human Composting Is A Thing
Human composting will be another change humans must make to combat climate change. The name human composting may suffer from similar issues that ‘toilet to tap’ water recycling experienced, but creative names providing a more positive image are right around the corner. The environmental benefits are many, and this is important as more and more people consider how the end of their life impacts the environment. What States Legalized Human Composting The states of Colorado,… Read more »
Why Trees Lose Their Leaves: Hint, This Is A Water Blog
Even though we are reaching the low 90s and high 80s across the southern half of the United States, these high temperatures won’t stop the first day of fall. With fall comes the changing of leaf colors, and deciduous trees will lose leaves. Why trees lose leaves is not a mystery. Managing trees in the winter has unique challenges, and you can read about some of the solutions in these three blogs: Why You… Read more »
Moving The Farm to The City
Gotham Greens just raised $310 million to expand greenhouses that grow food closer to several major cities. The new sites will be located outside of Dallas, Texas, Atlanta, Georgia, and Denver, Colorado. They will be operating 13 greenhouse farms by next year, growing fresh produce close to urban areas. The savings are enormous, and the quality is high. They even built a greenhouse on a Whole Foods Market roof in Brooklyn. Does This Save Water… Read more »
What’s The Difference Between a Frost Date And Freeze Date
It’s hard to believe we are 11 weeks away from Thanksgiving Day, which means for most, the first freeze date might be right around the corner. It may be hot and dry now, but cooler weather is on the way, and fall and winter gardening becomes more challenging with cooler temperatures. Awareness of frost and freeze dates will make your gardening less demanding as the days shorten and temperatures drop. Frost-free days are the gardening… Read more »
Beginners Guide: Nursery and Greenhouse Irrigation
Advances in greenhouse and nursery irrigation are so good no one in a greenhouse or nursery should hand water a plant ever again. The biggest issue today is too many options of how to water and what emitters to use. The list of choices is long. Starting with spray stakes, splitters, emitters, twist weights, sticks, manifolds, octa-bubblers, and more. The options are many. Preferences are a crucial consideration in irrigation selection. It is good to… Read more »
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