Rubicon's world-leading irrigation technology is now available on farm.
Rubicon's FarmConnect® is a complete on-farm water management system that combines automation, control, monitoring and crop management into a single, easy-to-use, web-based software program.
Farmers can now choose a robust and reliable irrigation system that improves productivity while using less water and less effort.
The system integrates many innovative technologies including:
FarmConnect software uses Google™ satellite mapping and GPS positioning to graphically display your farm, showing the status of your field devices at a glance - making it easy to schedule, control and automate irrigation from your computer.
The iβee® Gateway provides stand-alone monitoring of a wide variety of field sensors to supply growers with the information they need for improved crop and irrigation management.
FarmConnect® includes a range of industrial quality irrigation hardware designed specifically for high-flow surface irrigation.
Rubicon's BayGate actuation system provides reliable actuation and automation of high-flow bay gates.
The BladeValve™ automated pipe and riser valve provides tight sealing under high operating pressure for efficient high-flow irrigation.
FarmConnect® integrates AquaSpy® soil moisture probes to provide demand management solutions for precision irrigation which accurately measure the soil water needed to:
FarmConnect's® wireless communications network enables remote monitoring and control of your entire irrigation system including monitoring and control field devices including bay gates, pipe and riser valves, pumps, water cut-off sensors, weather stations and soil moisture probes.
The FarmConnect® Managed Services Package provides a complete soil moisture monitoring solution which includes everything needed for trouble-free soil moisture monitoring season after season.
FarmConnect® brings a new standard of precision management to surface irrigation.
It is now being demonstrated that high flows/faster irrigations lead to more efficient irrigation.
However, while many irrigators are looking to improve their surface irrigation by installing wider bay outlets and pipe and riser systems, they are often not aware that higher flow rates alone do not save water.
Automation is essential to realise the benefits of fast flow irrigation. With higher flow rates, precise control of cutoff times is critical. Improving cutoff times alone can improve efficiency by 10%. By combining both fast flows and automation, 20% reductions in water use are easily achievable.
Rubicon's specialized automation technology to support the precise application of water makes these efficiency gains achievable.
Additional benefits come when integrated with an automated supply point meter operating under Total Channel Control®, giving the ability to adjust flows to the real time needs of the irrigation system.
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