Applying water with a center pivot irrigation sprinkler boosts crop efficiency and keeping it as a top performing farm asset requires regular maintenance. Ed Heim, sales manager at Hoxie Implement Co.

CLOVERDALE — On a hot afternoon in early September, Tygh Redfield stood on the edge of his hay field and surveyed the landscape. In the distance, a massive metal pivot slowly circled the ground, ...

No irrigation system can distribute water perfectly evenly across an entire field. Center pivot irrigation involves a powered structure that rotates a steel pipe with sprinklers to water crops. But ...

With irrigation systems running across Kansas fields, a simple adjustment could make a big difference in conserving water and boosting crop performance —slowing down the speed of center pivot systems.

ARCO, Idaho — An increasing number of farmers in eastern Idaho are revamping their pivot systems and adopting a new variation that helps them save water and energy while benefiting their crops. Jesse ...

BURLEY — Converting furrow irrigated fields to sprinkler systems can save crop producers time and money while improving water quality, but those benefits come at a cost.