July 16, 2024
Flickner Farm to Hold Demonstration Day for Irrigation Technologies
The Flickner Innovation Farm will host a demonstration day on Thursday, August 1, where participants can get a close-up look at the newest irrigation technology available on the market.
The farm has added a 360 RAIN irrigation system to the irrigation technologies already in place. This new, self-driven, system is unique in that it can operate in irregularly shaped fields where a center pivot system isn’t practical, and the vehicle requires much lower water volumes than traditional irrigation systems. Implementation of the new technology is part of the farm’s partnership with Kansas State University and funded by a grant from the Kansas Water Office.
The program begins at 8:00 am and ends at 11:00 am. The event is free; coffee, drinks, and breakfast pastries will be provided. More information, including directions to the event and how to register, is available online from the Kansas Center for Agricultural Resources and the Environment.
Other technologies in the spotlight at the event will include remote sensing and management systems, plant and soil moisture sensors, soil moisture probes and more. Representatives from local, regional and national industry leaders will be onsite to answer questions and provide details on how their products are functioning at the Flickner Innovation Farm.
In addition to projects associated with the 360 RAIN system, several K-State researchers have ongoing projects onsite, including studies on nutrients delivered by subsurface drip irrigation, projects on the impact of soil health practices on nutrient and herbicide losses, research on weeds and more.
The Flickner Innovation Farm is a partnership between Flickner, university researchers, K-State Research and Extension specialists and industry leaders. Together, they conduct studies on a large-farm setting to identify the most efficient technologies and techniques for Kansas producers to use on their own farms.