Five Questions with Matt Ondrejko, Vice President, Global Marketing of Valley Irrigation

Matt Ondrejko

Valley Irrigation was started in 1946 by Robert B. Daugherty. Now, the company carries a variety of irrigation products, control technology and irrigation management. Matt Ondrejko is the Vice President, Global Marketing of Valley Irrigation.   Growing: How do you educate growers on the importance of irrigation?   Matt Ondrejko: We educate growers through several different mediums. Firstly, ValleyIrrigation.com has … Read more

Five Questions with Brent Heckman from Littau Harvester

Littau Harvester

Littau Harvester, based in Stayton, Oregon, has grown from a small regional provider to a national and international industry supplier of crop harvesting machinery and equipment. We asked the company about the importance of having the right harvester and the future of the industry. Brent Heckman   Here’s what Brent Heckman, sales at Littau Harvester, had to say.   Growing: … Read more

Senninger Pivot Placer

Senninger Pivot Placer

Senninger has announced their new Pivot Placer, a cloud-based portal that helps dealers improve their customer support and overall business through easy access to information on customers’ irrigation equipment. It also features geographical location, field characteristics, equipment manufacturer, model, and date of installation. Senninger’s Pivot Placer is a free program that allows dealers to easily populate the … Read more

Nelson Irrigation Pressure Range for Pivot Orbitor

Nelson Irrigation Pressure Range for Pivot Orbitor

Nelson Irrigation has announced an expanded pressure range for the O3000 and O3030 Orbitor sprinklers. Testing concludes that pressures as low as 6 psi (0.4 bar) are sufficient for proper water application (not to be used at 6 psi with nozzles smaller than #16). The recommended pressure range is now 6-20 psi (0.4-1.4 bar) for … Read more

AGCO Introduces White Planters 9800VE Series Planters

AGCO Corporation unveiled the new White Planters™ 9800VE Series planter during the 2016 National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Ky. The 9800VE Series planters are the result of AGCO’s latest investment in planting technology available from Precision Planting®. The planters feature a new seed meter, electronic drive, automated downforce plus monitoring and data management technologies. “Researchers … Read more