Once Upon A Time In Irrigation
Once upon a time, Cypress Coast Irrigation, a small agriculture irrigation dealer in the Salinas Valley, found itself in need of some office assistance. Who would have thought that this individual would one day become the President of one of the largest design-build irrigation companies in the country? Me. Sounds a bit audacious for a […]
Drip Tape & Drip Tape Accessories
What’s your price? It seems that is the only concern when it comes to drip tape these days. The value of the products has gone by the wayside for the chance to seal a big deal, but who is to blame? The grower or end user? The manufacturer? The dealer? The answer – All of […]
5 Ways To Invest In Our Planet
1. Today is Earth Day 2022, and each year agriculture becomes a more critical subject for Earth Day. Today at 10 am PDT or 1 pm EDT, you can watch an Earth Day presentation on Regenerative Agriculture’s Role in Restoring Our Earth. You can find a link here for the presentation. 2. Take the regenerative agriculture quiz. There […]
Pressure Regulation for Indoor Growing Applications
System pressure for indoor irrigation applications is often either overthought or undervalued. When designing irrigation systems knowing the available flow and pressure is critical. One of the most common grower responses we get when asked these questions is, “I have 80 PSI. We have tons of water.” Although this may be true, and pressure directly […]
2 Rules When Hiring A Contractor For Your Ag Project
Hiring certified companies and licensed contractors for installs needs to be on every grower’s list of required credentials for irrigation dealers.
Irrigation Water Treatment and Reuse
With the increasing water struggles facing growers these days, it is no wonder we see a rise in the demand for water reclamation, treatment, and reuse.
Irrigation For Traditional Commercial Strawberries
From Orange County and San Diego, through Oxnard and Santa Maria, and all the way up to Watsonville; strawberries have been grown on the coast for as long as I can remember.
Three Reasons Why I Recommend Dosatron Fertilizer Injectors
Fertigation is not a new term in agriculture, but its popularity has increased dramatically over the past few years for good reasons. The most common form of chemigation, fertigation, is injecting fertilizer directly into the irrigation water. Depending on the growing environment, these systems can be fundamental to extremely complex. From bulk injection using gas-powered […]
6 Irrigation Design Tips for Indoor Grown Cannabis
Establishing an indoor cannabis growing facility comes with several hurdles and obstacles. With regulatory compliance, building permits, licensing, inspectors, and in a lot of cases, investment pressure, it is easy to overlook one of the most critical aspects of the entire process, irrigation. Water is essential for the plants’ growth, and it provides a direct […]
Seeking Irrigation Solutions
This article originally appeared in Irrigation Today. Here is a link to the Irrigation Today article or you can read the full text below. The amount of technology we incorporate into our everyday lives has increased exponentially over the last decade. Our cell phones are no longer simple devices for communication. They have become our […]