Oct. 4 2019
IA CEO Deborah Hamlin with Eric Olson from Fort Collins Utilities, winner of the Outstanding Public Engagement Award. Smart Water Application Technologies, a committee of the Irrigatio
Oct. 4 2019
The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension program has traditionally helped farmers use water wisely, but now it’s helping county agents in urban areas teach their clients how to ma
Oct. 4 2019
WaterSense, a program sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that is both a label for water-efficient products and a resource for helping save water, annually recognizes partners
Sept. 26 2019
Phoenix-based Ewing Irrigation and Landscape Supply has appointed Tom Childers as the company’s executive vice president of sales and marketing. Previously, Childers served as the eastern divi
Sept. 26 2019
If you’re a “Game of Thrones” fan, you’ve heard the ominous expression “Winter is coming” uttered many times by different characters in the show — and it never
Sept. 16 2019
Photo: Colorado State University College of Agricultural Sciences In Fort Collins, Colorado, 42 acres of uncultivated farmland, a couple of buildings and a small weather station will be tra
Sept. 13 2019
IrriTech Training Inc., Pocasset, Massachusetts, has announced the national availability of a new online platform that has been created specifically for working professionals in the irriga
Sept. 13 2019
Aspire, Chesterfield, Missouri, and Weathermatic, Garland, Texas, are pleased to announce that they have entered into a strategic partnership combining Aspire’s business management softw
Sept. 6 2019
The Irrigation Innovation Consortium, a collaborative, public-private organization focused on accelerating the development and adoption of water and energy-efficient irrigation technologies and practi
Aug. 30 2019
Mike Mason, CEO and president of Weathermatic, Garland, Texas, has announced the formation of the Weathermatic Foundation. This is a charitable fund whose mission is to enable more individ
Aug. 30 2019
Rick HallRick Hall, irrigation industry veteran of K-Rain Manufacturing, has assumed the position of market development director for the company. In this role, Hall will leverage over 30 years
Aug. 26 2019
Heritage Landscape Supply Group Inc., McKinney, Texas, has announced that Automatic Supply has opened a new branch in Indianapolis to benefit local professional contractors. The location w
Aug. 23 2019
Conserva Irrigation, Richmond, Virginia, has made Inc. magazine’s list of the fastest growing companies in America. Conserva Irrigation is No. 2099 on the annual Inc. 5000 list, a rankin
Aug. 19 2019
Gregory Dougherty K-Rain Manufacturing, Riviera Beach, Florida, has appointed Gregory Dougherty, product manager brand development, to the position of director of sales, North America. Dougherty
Aug. 16 2019
Irrigation contractors in California may be hearing the old reggae song “Pressure Drop” by Toots and the Maytals playing in their heads. If they are, it’s because the state has officiall
Aug. 16 2019
It seems like every day there’s some shiny new gizmo that promises to revolutionize our lives, streamline our businesses and take 30 pounds off our bellies overnight. But at the same tim
July 29 2019
Myth: If a circuit has continuity, a valve should work electrically. You’d think that’d be sound logic — but think again. This reasoning isn’t sound at all. I am sure you might
July 25 2019
The California Water Efficiency Partnership, Sacramento California and Washington, D.C., previously known as the California Urban Water Conservation Council, recently announced its new leadership team
July 22 2019
A new study, published in Nature Sustainability, looks at more than half a century of well depth trends to gain new insights into their management. According to a summary of the report, publish
July 22 2019
Ruppert Landscape, Laytonsville, Maryland, has hired Scott Schoffstall as regional irrigation manager in the company’s landscape management division. Schoffstall graduated from Old Dominion Univers
