Al Helinski debuted his flagship product, the HeadsUp Sprinkler Trimmer, at the 2014 Irrigation Show & Education Conference, where he entered it into the specialty category of the New Product Contest. “After more than 30 years of doing irrigation and sprinkler work I knew there had to be a better way to trim the grass around the sprinkler heads,” said... read more
The Irrigation Association named Munro Cos.’s Universal PRO Pump Enclosure the best new product in the specialty category of the New Product Contest at the 2014 Irrigation Show & Education Conference. Designed specifically to house centrifugal pumps from ½ to 3 hp in size, the powder-coated stainless steel enclosure includes inlet and outlet ventilation points, mounting for a pump control... read more
“Spectacular.” “The most spectacular time you’re in,” in fact, is the way Lowell Catlett put it in his keynote address at the 2014 Irrigation Show & Education Conference, held Nov. 19-20 at the Phoenix Convention Center. “What is a luxury to one generation is a necessity to the next,” said Catlett, Ph.D., New Mexico State University, in reference to the rising... read more
HydroPoint Data Systems debuted its Fall 2014 WeatherTRAK Smart Irrigation system at the 2014 Irrigation Show & Education Conference. According to the company, the new model was designed to help property managers, water managers and site maintainers address larger sites, better manage irrigation assets, share documents and notes and streamline controller configurations and reporting. New features on the irrigation management system include the WeatherTRAK... read more
The Irrigation Association’s (IA’s) Smart Irrigation Month Committee named the winners of its 2014 Smart Marketing Contest, recognizing companies that demonstrate outstanding efforts to promote Smart Irrigation Month. This year’s contest winners were selected by a panel of judges based on messaging, quality, creativity and implementation of Smart Irrigation Month messaging in five categories: Small Dealer/Distributor: Irrigation-Mart (Ruston, La.) Large Dealer/Distributor: CPS... read more
The Irrigation Association (IA) disclosed the winners of its 2014 awards, honoring individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the irrigation industry. Award recipients will be recognized during the general session at the 2014 Irrigation Show & Education Conference, Nov. 17 – 21, in Phoenix. The awards and honors committee reviewed 25 nominations this year, selecting winners in all... read more
