DROP Consulting Ltd

09/09/2021

Strong wind warnings for the Wairarapa and Tararua. Time to point park and anchor your irrigated. See the below link for advice from FMG. https://www.fmg.co.nz/advice/irrigators

17/05/2021

Time to think about parking and anchoring your pivots people! Check the forecast for your area and if you think there is risk, get moving! Do not wait and see.

A wind watch is in place for parts of Hawke's Bay south of Hastings.

11/05/2021

Yesterday we got out on farm to take some photos for a project. Always great to catch up with irrigating farmers and find out what's actually happening their world.

24/03/2021

Always nice to have a wee giggle as we move through the week. We're seeing less of impact sprinklers in orchards these days as we opt for dripline and micro sprinklers but they're still a trend in pastoral systems.

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22/02/2021

Recently we delivered grower work shops in Gisborne and Hawke's Bay around water efficiency. We talked about how irrigation system uniformity is a key component to ensuring wise water use as well as achieving a uniform plant response throughout the orchard.

27/11/2020

During testing today, two sprinklers were applying almost double the amount of water than their neighbours but had a consistent pressure along the lateral. After pulling them apart it was found they were missing the rubber diaphram which restricts flow to ensure they all applied the same amount of water. There were no visual clues that something was wrong except the amount of water in the bucket. Time to write the report for the client.

12/10/2020

Back out with buckets today. I was joined by Luke from Page Bloomer Associates as we tested two irrigation systems in an organic apple block. We are completing tests before maintenance to see what the improvement is once they undertake maintenance in the next couple of weeks. To be fair, it's looking pretty good already.

10/09/2020

Really enjoying being in Lincoln training this year's in take of performance assessors on behalf of IrrigationNZ.

19/08/2020

DROP Consulting Ltd is official. Our mission, put simply, to Drive Resource Optimisation and Performance. We set out to achieve this by undertaking a range of activities including: consent applications and submissions for irrigating farmers and growers; we'll even come on farm and undertake irrigation system performance evaluations; we also work with farmer membership organisations and industry bodies to support their knowledge and training as well as help them deliver key work streams for their members.