Broadcast Newsline: July 30, 2004

University of Georgia researchers have discovered variable rate pivot irrigation is increasing cotton yields while decreasing input costs.

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Stuart Pocknee, a program coordinator at the University of Georgia, explains researchers have discovered that variable rate pivot irrigation is increasing cotton yields while decreasing input costs.

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Pocknee’s team realized early on that precision irrigation could help producers save tremendous amounts of water, while accurately targeting cropland for maximum yields.

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After four successful years of testing, Pocknee is hopeful the technology is close to commercialization.

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