What Is a Backflow Preventer: What It Does and How It Works
You may have heard of water backflow, but what is a backflow preventer? Backflow preventers are essential to keeping the good water in and the bad water out. They protect the drinking water supply and help your city stay healthy. What Is Backflow? When we talk about backflow, we’re referring to water that “flows back” […]
July is Smart Irrigation Month: How to Go About Celebrating Smart Water Conservation
July is for summer fun. It’s a time to celebrate the independence of this country, but folks tend to forget that it’s also the month to acknowledge the importance of water. How can you do that? Well, you do it by practicing water conservation. There are many ways to do this, and you’ll learn about […]
Understanding Well Water System Maintenance
Water well system upkeep is an essential part of being a homeowner. Wellwater maintenance ensures continually high-quality water. With regular care, you can avoid contaminating your water supply, prevent system damage, and reduce health concerns for you and your loved ones. What does the water well maintenance process look like? How do you guarantee the […]
Saving Water in Florida: Tips You Can Do Every Day
Water is the source of all life, and it’s essential in Florida, just like anywhere. It is a state with so much heat, humid summers, and frequent storms that many mistakingly believe there is never a water shortage. However, especially in the dry months of late winter and early spring, water can become a limited […]
Top Uses of a Flat Bed Trailer
A flatbed trailer is a piece of open deck equipment with no roof and often no sides either. Drivers use it mainly to transport heavy, wide, indelicate, and oversized goods like building supplies and machinery. Its open design makes it easy to offload and load goods. Since its contents are exposed, the cargo transported must […]
Myths and Misconceptions About Agricultural Irrigation
Agricultural irrigation is an integral part of crop production, and it may seem like a no-brainer when it comes to understanding how it works. But there’s still a lot of confusion surrounding irrigating your crops that you might find surprising. We’ve put together this comprehensive list to help explain some of the more common myths […]
Precision Irrigation And its Benefits
Plants need water to grow. However, the agricultural sector withdraws approximately 70% of freshwater globally. The dependency on this resource is likely to increase in the future as the population grows. However, modern farming methods like precision irrigation can solve the problem. What is Precision Irrigation? Precision irrigation is a sustainable agricultural approach that farmers […]
How to Prevent Caked Soil
When working in a field, you are likely to notice distinctive cracks on the surface. This issue occurs when caked soil forms on the surface. It affects crop growth by causing poor water infiltration and restricting seed germination. To make your irrigation more effective and increase your crop yields, you should consider preventing caked soil […]
How To Determine And Track Irrigation Run Times In Southern Florida
Irrigation will keep your lawn green and your crops healthy. However, you need to be careful about how much water you give your plants. Too much water will waste this precious resource, while too little will affect the health of the plants. You need to have an appropriate irrigation runtime set. What is this? How […]
Why You Need to Install a Backflow Preventer on Your Irrigation System
When you have an irrigation system installed, you will learn a lot of new terms that you never thought you’d need.” Backflow preventer” is one of those terms, and if your sprinkler installation technician asks if you want one installed, you should understand what it is and what it does. The advantages of a backflow […]