Get Watered Down!
Trends and techniques for drip and drench irrigation
By Curt Harler
Drip irrigation is no longer news. Yet the changeover to drip systems in the Northeast shows how solidly irrigation systems are built and how long they last. The move to drip irrigation, especially for vegetable growers, has been slow and steady over the past 10 years. That does not mean, however, that systems are slow to pay back the investment.
"In general, you should get your investment returned the first year," says John W. Zimmerman, president of Rain-Flo Irrigation, East Earl, Pa. While he notes that breakeven will depend on the season and the crop's value, he ...
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