Irrigation Training Series

Are you interested in improving your crop yield while also practicing sustainable agriculture? If so, you will want to attend our upcoming webinar on the benefits of drip tape irrigation.

Drip tape is a proven technology that allows farmers to deliver precise amounts of water and nutrients directly to the roots of their crops. This method conserves water and minimizes fertilizer runoff, making it an ideal choice for those who want ...

Would you like some help selecting the right irrigation agtech options for your farm? With so many different technologies promising to increase your yields, reduce your costs, and streamline your operations, it can be challenging to know where to start. That’s why we’ve put together a webinar to help you cut through the noise and focus on the factors that matter most when selecting irrigation agtech for your farm.

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The California Water Institute is the newly reorganized Center at Fresno State. This Center, comprised of four different entities, serves as an umbrella organization for all of the water centers at Fresno State.

• The WET Center helps ventures grow healthy businesses from innovative ideas. They support water, energy, and ag-tech entrepreneurs through programs with the help of a diverse network of industry and academic professio...

Setting an accurate irrigation schedule for your landscape is one of the most challenging activities for landscapers, homeowners, and water managers. It requires detailed information from the landscape and up-to-date information on weather and evapotranspiration. It’s time-consuming and often requires a visit to the controller to make changes.

Smart irrigation controllers that generate their schedules provide the most efficien...

As part of the Rivulis and Jain Irrigation merger, Jain Logic, and Manna Irrigation are now officially one company under the name Manna Irrigation.  Although we have undergone a name change, our commitment to providing exceptional service to our customers remains as strong as ever. Existing users of both platforms will receive the same products and services as before and now have additional capabilities.  

Through the merger o...

The merger of Rivulis and Jain Irrigation represents a significant development in the irrigation industry. It brings together two leading companies with a shared vision and complementary strengths, promising to deliver enhanced value to customers, drive innovation, and expand market presence. The potential impact of this merger on the irrigation market is substantial and shapes the future of irrigation with innovative solutions. 

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Growing indoors constantly has challenges. JAIN hopes to eliminate some of this stress with a webinar dedicated to the Top 3 calls received on indoor irrigation.

In this informative half-hour, we answer questions and provide valuable insight into flow, filtration, and automation. Topic’s we’ll be covering:  

Top 3 Indoor Irrigation Challenges 

I. Clogging

1. Filtration
2. Flushing
3. Fertigation

II. Inconsistent Flows

1. ...

The Sustainability Summit is a 3-day virtual summit presenting sustainability leaders in the green industry. It looks at issues that affect everyone, whether you’re an industry professional or an individual consumer. It’s a collective of industry and business professionals who do amazing work, yet much of it goes unnoticed or overlooked, as much of the industry operates in silos.

What effects our gardens, effects our trees, effects...

The Golden State has been on the cutting edge of water management since statehood. Some moves have been bold but foolish—for instance, hydraulic miners blasting away mountainsides into mud floes they sluiced for gold.

Others have been nothing short of spectacular, like the state and federal water projects that convey water from the north part of the state to the rich farms and teeming communities of the southern part:

• Farmers...

Accurate irrigation scheduling maximizes the benefits of irrigation and reduces the damage over-, or under-irrigation does to your crops. Often people schedule irrigation by feel rather than by plant need. Unfortunately, some irrigation scheduling methods can be wildly inaccurate since plant water needs and the amount of soil water available to plants are affected by climate, plant size, soil type, and rooting depth.

Accurate irrig...

Spring is just around the corner and you still have time to get your trees ready for the growing season.  The steps you take today toward improving the health of your trees will pay off tremendously in the Spring and Summer.

In this Training Series episode Dennis Swartzell, principal of Horticulture Consultants Incorporated, a consulting firm founded in 1979 that specializes in diagnostics and troubleshooting, landscape a...

It’s important to select the right tubing, tape, or emitter line size for your application to ensure your drip irrigation system delivers the right amount of water to your plants. Careful consideration of factors such as flow rate, water pressure, and emitter spacing helps ensure your system is designed for optimal performance.

Cory Broad, Irrigation Association Certification Board Member, steps through a process that can help you ...

Cities in Florida have been mandated to eliminate all surface wastewater storage by the year 2032. Tampa, for example, currently produces 50 million gallons of reclaimed water a day. And it’s wastewater that’s all being dumped into the beautiful Hillsborough Bay, which is not an ideal means of disposal.

In this JAIN Irrigation Training Series episode Florida-based irrigation specialist Michael Derewenko will provide background and ...

Your landscape holds millions of living organisms in the soil, and after clean water mixes with the soil, you do not want that water getting back into the drinking water system. Backflow preventers are the insurance policy to stop this from happening. Use is mandatory, and water managers need to understand the basics of backflow preventers to keep our water systems safe.

In this episode of the JAIN Irrigation Training Series, Danie...

World Ag Expo® is the largest annual outdoor agricultural exposition, with over 1,200 exhibitors and an attendance of more than 100,000 each year. It is held at the International Agri-Center® in Tulare, California, in the United States, starting on the second Tuesday of February. The U.S. Department of Commerce has officially designated it as an affiliate of the Foreign Buyer Program, which encourages exporting American-made goods....

To stay ahead in the Ag irrigation industry, it’s crucial to have a deep understanding of broader trends like supply chain improvements, agricultural demand, resin prices, input costs for farming, and what’s next for the industry concerning technology. Despite an ever-changing landscape and economic concerns, there’s still an excellent opportunity to expand market share and bring in new customers—for those who understand the evolvi...

An indoor cannabis growing facility can be highly profitable but has several hurdles and obstacles. Water is essential for plant growth and managing your irrigation correctly makes a big difference in profit. Water for indoor growers means fertigation, so the process becomes a little more complex.

Taking time to design and install your irrigation system properly will also save you time and money down the road. In this episode of th...

The days are getting longer and now is the perfect time for investing in your landscape to ensure you are ready for spring and summer. Irrigation is one of many items that can be worked on during the winter in your landscape. There are a host of other items to attend to as well.

DJ Caldwell will step us through the items in our landscapes we should focus on now to ensure a beautiful landscape for the rest of the year.

During th...

By the time you receive your water bill, it’s too late to adjust irrigation schedules to save water and money.

However, today in JAIN Unity, subscribers can view the cost of their water daily or on-demand.  They can quickly see how much each irrigation event costs daily, monthly, and annually. And the specific details on the cost of water broken down to the individual irrigation zone, too.

This feature brings a new level to wa...