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In Northern Colorado, the majority of seasonal water comes from adjudicated wells and purchased or rented water from ditch companies – both sources can be expensive.

It won’t be long before growers across the country are firing up their irrigation systems for the pivots’ first run of this growing season.

In part one of our series on variable rate irrigation, our Sam Haider explained how this technology is changing the way growers apply water to their crops.

New technologies are changing the way growers irrigate – helping them maximize yield potential by applying the correct amount of water over every inch of their fields.

“I don’t have to be on location to know what’s going on,” said Mississippi grower Dale Weaver. “Anything you would be able to see when you’re standing at the panel, you can see from a smartphone.”