Sugar Producer

8 Sugar Producer JUNE/JULY 2021 You've probably seen the statistics: By 2050, the world population is expected to increase from 7.6 billion to 9.8 billion. That's a lot of people to feed, and it lands on growers like you to do it, even as agricultural land vanishes due to urban sprawl — not to mention that you're trying to be a good steward of all your resources. It's a daunting task. As you're required to do more with less, manufacturers like Valley Irrigation are developing connected crop management technology that's evolving from reactive to predictive. After all, you can't produce a profitable yield without the proper water application. Valley has focused on sustainability since long before it became an industry buzzword. For more than 50 years, Valley has led the way in irrigation technology. From steel pipe and tubing to the latest in telemetry, it has always been our aim to help all growers deliver water effectively and efficiently to the field. The company prides itself on providing the technology to help growers improve efficiencies while increasing production. PRECISION TECHNOLOGY MADE SIMPLE Data and information are crucial, but what you do with that information can make the real difference. For example, once you know soil moisture content and join that with automatically updated weather data, you know where, when and how much to irrigate for optimal crop development. Precision ag technology like Valley 365 offers growers next-level connected crop management to avoid wasted resources while improving crop health. It puts you in full control with a single- sign on and provides better water delivery through various technologies brought together under one simple application. Valley Scheduling provides irrigators with scientific data such as soil moisture, crop type, stage of development and weather information. It also gives you irrigation recommendations, which you can use to forecast and plan water delivery in real time. Once you've set your plan in place, you can use integrated AgSense technology to monitor and control your irrigation, saving valuable time and labor costs. To help reduce over-watering, under- Sustainability and knowledge through trusted irrigation technology DEPENDABLY INNOVATIVE

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