Chilean Farm Adds Pivot Irrigation and Watches Sugar Beet Yields Grow
Chilean Farm Adds Pivot Irrigation and Watches Sugar Beet Yields Grow
2 PagesZimmatic pivots are helping sugar beet growers in the southern hemisphere significantly increase yields while also saving labor costs and conserving water. Pedro Nickelsen Dessy, CEO of Agricola La Selva Ltd., a family- owned farm 600 km (373 miles) south of Santiago, Chile, has seen the benefits firsthand – through improved water efficiency, increased yield and ease of operation. Nine Zimmatic pivots are used to irrigate. Water comes
