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Climate Change Workshop 2008

Climate Change Workshop 2008. Watering the Next Century: Sustaining a Resource for the Future Bob Snoozy Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing Lindsay Corporation. The Secret Behind Crop Circles. Challenges for Irrigators. Use less Water Use Less Energy Do it with less Labor

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Climate Change Workshop 2008

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  1. Climate Change Workshop 2008 Watering the Next Century: Sustaining a Resource for the Future Bob Snoozy Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing Lindsay Corporation

  2. The Secret Behind Crop Circles

  3. Challenges for Irrigators • Use less Water • Use Less Energy • Do it with less Labor • Do it Environmentally Friendly • Do it Economically

  4. 200,000 in the US45,000in Nebraska

  5. Efficient Irrigation is a Global Concern

  6. Nadec, Hail Hadco, Hail Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – 500 Lindsay/Zimmatic pivots

  7. Less Water

  8. Yesterday’s

  9. Today’s

  10. S.L.O.G. Sprinklers Located On the Ground

  11. APPLICATION EFFICIENCY WIND RESISTANCE RATING Spray losses - 3-5% for 3-6 ft height 10% on top of pipe can double as wind speed increases from 0-5 mph to 5-10 mph Brad King, U of ID & Dennis Kincaid, USDA-ARS Application Eff. – 85% for Low-Angle Impacts 92% at 5 ft height 1 inch application on mature corn, NebGuide G97-1328-A

  12. What’s a 7% water savings worth? 2,500 Hrs/Yr (avg.) x 7% = 175 Hrs (less run time) Assume 50 HP for pump and pivot Cost per HP-Hr = $.07/kilowatt-hr ÷ 1.18 HP-Hr/kilowatt-hr = $.06 / HP-hr $ Savings = $.06/HP-Hr x 50 HP x 175 Hrs = $525 / yr $5,250 over 10 years ($10,500 over 20) What is 5,250 (or 10,500) fewer hours on the pivot & well worth? (drive train, contactors, micro-switches, structure)

  13. Less Pressure = Less Energy

  14. $ Savings with Low Pressure Savings What’s a 30 psi pressure savings worth? (from 50 psi at end to 20) HP Savings = (800 gpm x 30 psi x 2.31 ft/psi) ÷ (3960 x 75%) = 19 HP (less 2 HP for booster pump) = 17 HP $ Savings = $.06/HP-Hr x 17 HP x 2,500 Hrs = $2,550 / yr $25,500 over 10 years ($51,000 over 20) Don’t forget to add the efficiency gains too (if you add drops)!

  15. Less Labor Manage from Anywhere • Offers peace of mind • Simple controls • Voice acknowledgements and alarms • Irrigation systems proactively alarm on unscheduled shutdowns Voice Command

  16. New Product Development

  17. Do it Environmentally Friendly Injectors Provide Versatile Applications • Fungicides • Pesticides • Herbicides • Gypsum • Liquid PAM • pH control

  18. Moisture Monitoring Benefits • Increase profit with improved potential of crop yield and quality • Save money by optimizing water, fertilizer and energy use • Reduce wasteful leaching by targeting water and fertilizer to the root zone • Sustain best management practices

  19. Monitor your field’s Climate • Irrigation accumulation • Evapotranspiration • Growing degree days • Pest/disease models • Keep records • Much more..

  20. Controlling Costs

  21. Precision Application

  22. System of the Future In-Field Irrigation Controls Record Keeping Remote Irrigation Control Integrated Systems Nutrient Management Resource & Performance Management Soil Moisture Monitoring Pest & Disease Management Micro “in-field” Climate Monitoring

  23. Tools • Less expensive monitors • Agriculture Economy to support efficiency expenses.

  24. Thank You

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