VARIABLE RATE IRRIGATION
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Valley Variable Rate Irrigation ®

Valley Variable Rate Irrigation (VRI) allows you to customize your water application based on topography information, soil data maps, yield data and other field-specific information. This means you can: • Increase yields by making all areas of your field more profitable. • Reduce overwatering, underwatering and runoff. • Increase water and chemical application efficiency. • RELAX – you know your precious water resources are being used wisely! VRI: What’s in it for You? It’s EASY to Use • Valley BaseStation3™ or AgSense® telemetry products provide wireless upload capabilities to get the VRI...

When Should You Use the New VRI individual Sprinklers (VRI iS)? When you need the most accurate variable rate irrigation in your challenging field. It fine-tunes water application more accurately than in a zoned area. For example in fields divided into cattle paddocks, VRI iS can control individual sprinklers around your cattle and lanes; as shown in the graphic above. How Does VRI iS work? • Your field is divided into sectors every .1 degree. • A customized VRI prescription changes application rates or turns off individual sprinklers over nonirrigated areas. • Each sprinkler is assigned an...

When Should You Use Speed Control? Speed control is ideal for those of you who want to minimize your investment cost, but still receive the benefits of applying water more efficiently. If you have a digital control panel, then VRI capabilities are at your fingertips. How Does Speed Control Work? • Your field is divided into a maximum of 180 sectors with optimized water application throughout. • A customized VRI prescription speeds up or slows down the center pivot to achieve the desired application depth across each sector. See your local authorized Valley dealer for complete details....