The Toro Company announced a new global grant initiative called Land. Water. Thrive., according to a story reported by Business Wire. Its purpose is to help improve water use efficiency, enh

For Russ Jundt, vice president and founder of Conserva Irrigation, the logo symbolizes much more than a place where people can stock up on high-quality merchandise at bargain prices. For him, the famous

We’ve been telling you about July being Smart Irrigation Month, and now it’s time to put its principles into practice. The following five tips from the Irrigation Association’s industry

Now that the Independence Day celebrations are over, New Mexicans return to worrying about drought as water levels at the state’s largest reservoir continue to drop and rivers dry to mere trick

New water conservation laws are set to take effect in California in 2019. According to a report form The Coast News Group, Senate Bill 606 and Assembly Bill 1668 call for new urban-efficiency standa

Water use across the country reached its lowest recorded level in 45 years. According to a new USGS report, 322 billion gallons of water per day were withdrawn for use in the United States during 2015

Conducting irrigation audits for your customers will help them save water and money and won't hurt your bottom line either

Irrigation system problems are often visible before conducting a formal irrigation audit. We’ve compiled some of the prevelant issues that can be easily identified during a walk-through and how to

Smart Irrigation Month is the month of July. The initiative was developed by the IA to promote the social, economic and environmental benefits of efficient irrigation technologies, products and

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Imagine driving down the street in a suburban development in the wee hours of the morning and it starts pouring. Your windshield wipers are going full blast so you can see clearly the road ahead. As you

The landscape irrigation industry is responding to water scarcity with creative ideas for conserving and preserving supplies

Established in 1980, the mission of the Irrigation Foundation is to attract professionals to our industry by promoting careers in irrigation. Whether you work in irrigation design manufacturing, distribution,

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Laura Allen remembers getting her first water bill. She was in her early 20s, sharing a California house with some friends, and they’d just planted a garden at their new home. When the bill came,

It’s a bit ironic, really; a lot of very successful landscape contractors began their careers pushing lawn mowers. But after they established their businesses, a lot of them stopped, dropping the

The average person doesn’t spend a lot of time thinking about valves, or the solenoids that make them work. If you’re an irrigation professional, you might spend a little more time thinking

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If you’re an experienced contractor, you could probably install an irrigation system while tapdancing with a blindfold on. But when it comes to figuring out all the tedious calculations involved

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