Irrigation Technology to Address Farmers' Varying Needs: Water Efficiency & Optimization, Improved Yields and Reduced Runoff - Mr. Chris van der Loo, Marketing Director for the Water Solutions Segment of the Agricultural Division at Trimble Navigation, from the 2015 NIAA Annual Conference titled 'Water and the Future of Animal Agriculture', March 23 - March 26, 2015, Indianapolis, IN, USA. More presentations at http://www.trufflemedia.com/agmedia/conference/2015_niaa_water_future_animal_ag

1. Irrigation Technology to Address Farmers’ Varying Needs:Irrigation Technology to Address Farmers’ Varying Needs:
Water Efficiency & Optimization, Improved Yields, and ReducedWater Efficiency & Optimization, Improved Yields, and Reduced
RunoffRunoff
Chris van der Loo
Trimble

2. Food security
Increase farm production
Regulation
Water quality
Global weather patterns
Water Management Efficiency DriversWater Management Efficiency Drivers

3. Land Forming
Addressing with TechnologyAddressing with Technology
Drainage Water
Management
Precision Irrigation

4. WM-Form™ Land Forming SolutionWM-Form™ Land Forming Solution
SURVEY ANALYZE & DESIGN
FORM & VERIFY GROW
• WM-Topo™ survey system
• FmX® integrated display
• TMX-2050™ display
• FieldLevel™ II system
• WM-Topo survey system
• WM-Form™ software
 Complete end-to-end land forming solution for leveling,
surface drainage, furrow irrigation, and other sub-design
features
 Enables optimal surface water distribution and drainage

5.  Managing water table depth
– Optimal root development
 Nutrient hold back in the soil
 Hold water depth in drought
conditions
 Utilize with conservation practices
such as buffer strips
Drainage Water ManagementDrainage Water Management

6. Irrigation Prescription
Rainfall
Topography
Tile location and depth
Irrigator configuration
Soil characteristics
Yield Map
Aerial imagery
NDVI
Crop type and population
Data Driven Solutions for IrrigationData Driven Solutions for Irrigation

7.  Variable rate irrigation on center pivot
irrigators
 Remote monitoring and control
 Irrigation application data capture
Irrigate-IQ™ SolutionIrrigate-IQ™ Solution

8. Irrigate-IQ™ SolutionIrrigate-IQ™ Solution
LIM VALVE & NODES POWER
MODULE
GPS NODE
VIEW ON CONNECTED FARM
DASHBOARD
MANAGE AND CONTROL WITH
CONNECTED FARM IRRIGATE
MONITOR AND CONTROL WITH
IRRIGATE APP
Connected
Farm

9.  Track and lane
maintenance
 Environmental
compliance for
disposal of
effluent
 Pasture
uniformity and
yield
improvement
Precision Irrigation - DairyPrecision Irrigation - Dairy

10. Benefits of Irrigate-IQ for DairyBenefits of Irrigate-IQ for Dairy
 Less water consumption and water cost
 Less pumping cost
 Greater crop growth due to warmer soils from controlled soil
moisture
 Less nitrate and phosphate leaching from controlled soil
moisture and targeted irrigation based on soil type and contour
 Targeted application of nutrients to specific crops
 Controlled management of effluent, fertigation and irrigation
with reporting
 User alarms and warnings
 Administration of users and define access
 Regulatory reporting and historical data

11.  Increase yield by
optimizing water
application for
soil conditions
and variability
 Decrease
overwatering and
minimize
groundwater
leaching
Precision Irrigation - GrainsPrecision Irrigation - Grains

12.  Decrease water in
low lying areas
 Increase potato
uniformity
 Decrease rot in
potatoes
 Optimize potato
moisture for
storage
Precision Irrigation - PotatoesPrecision Irrigation - Potatoes

13.  For water
restricted areas,
eliminate water
application in low
producing areas
 Boost water
application in high
producing areas
 Increase water
efficiency and
grower
profitability
Precision Irrigation - CottonPrecision Irrigation - Cotton

14. Food security
Increase farm production
Regulation
Water quality
Global weather patterns
Water Management Efficiency DriversWater Management Efficiency Drivers