More Crop per Drop - Industry Partnership to Help Growers Maximize Water Use

Industry Leaders Collaborate

What do you get when you combine an industry leading crop irrigation company and a leading global agribusiness—Water+ Intelligent Irrigation Platform. This is the brainchild of Syngenta and Lindsay Corporation. These companies have collaborated with corn growers and other industry leaders to gather a multitude of data, which helped them develop Water+ Intelligent Irrigation Platform, an entire agronomic system for irrigated corn growers.

Lindsay manufactures and markets center-pivot, lateral-move, and hose reel irrigation systems, which are sold through its worldwide network of dealers. The company's Zimmatic, Growsmart, and FieldNET brands are highly recognized for their quality and technological leadership.

Syngenta brings their expertise in plant breeding, crop protection, and seed care to the table. They help farmers grow more from less.

The Science

The past several years have brought acute weather conditions throughout the country. In 2013 a large percentage of corn growing states were in areas labeled as having ‘extreme’ or ‘severe’ drought conditions. When weather like this occurs, all crop producers are trying to maintain yields, all the while attempting to conserve invaluable water resources. Enter Water+ Intelligent Irrigation Platform.

Water+ Intelligent Irrigation Platform is a comprehensive approach to crop production. The platform combines Syngenta corn seed with Agrisure traits, crop protection inputs that deliver improved water use efficiency, and Lindsay irrigation technologies and water management systems.

Within the line-up of Agrisure traits are trait stacks that control multiple types of insects and pests, and even ensure the most beneficial use of water for the corn plant.

Once the seed is in the ground, water management is vital to its survival and maximum yield potential. Products like GrowSmart soil and weather sensor capabilities and FieldNET wireless irrigation management allow the operators to have real-time updates from the fields. Both of these products have a ‘plug and play’ capability with Zimmatic irrigation systems as well as other Lindsay products and services.

Water+ Intelligent Irrigation Platform grower Greg Whitmore, Shelby, Neb., describes the platform as “a comprehensive and all-inclusive program that brings together other management tools that range from soil moisture probes to weather data-all managed by the power and convenience of FieldNET.”

For more information about Water+ Intelligent Irrigation Platform, please contact your local Syngenta reseller or Zimmatic by Lindsay dealer.

Components Include

Planning

• Alignment of local service team
• Profit-optimized hybrid, population and planting date recommendation for your field

Planting

• Locally adapted Syngenta corn genetics with breakthrough traits
• Enhanced residual weed management for water optimization

Growing

• Water-optimized crop protection inputs
• FieldNET wireless irrigation management allows for remote control and monitoring most brands of center pivots

Harvest

• Ability to analyze crop yields and irrigation amounts to plan for next year