Small Field Center Pivot Offers Growers Operational Consistency

Regardless of your commodity, producers want to get the most out of their land year in and year out. But sometimes fields don’t divide up evenly, leaving a producer with smaller tracks of land where typical irrigation equipment and technology isn’t efficient.

That’s where Valley Irrigation’s Small Field Center Pivot looks to help.

Valley’s Nicholas Scates said with the varied terrain, unique layouts and host of specialty crops here in the Northwest, Small Field Center Pivot will be a great fit.

“Many growers have smaller, un-irrigated tracts adjacent to larger operations that historically relied on, say, wheel lines, hand lines, or were dry land," Scates said. "So, this system fits especially well in those transition acres. The 30, 40, 50 acre blocks that benefit from precision, but maybe just didn't justify a full-size pivot previously. So this, again, this gives growers consistency across their operation, regardless of field size.”

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Upgrading Productivity

Scates stressed that Small Field Center Pivot is not a scaled-down version of a larger pivot, but is purpose built. He added it also allows conservation-minded growers to irrigate precisely, upgrading the productivity potential of every acre.

“That grower now has uniform water application, remote monitoring through ICON control panels and AgSense 365 and significantly reduced labor input," he said. "And over time, that can translate into more consistent yields, improved crop quality, and better overall operational profitability out of more of your acres. So, it's not just about adding irrigation. It's really about upgrading the productivity potential of every acre and taking out some guesswork.”