Cost-Effective Flow Monitoring for Agriculture
Webinar Overview
Water shortages and increased pumping costs are causing farmers and water district managers to consider flow monitoring in irrigation infrastructure. SB88 and other bills have created more need for education on flow-measurement alternatives.
No flow measurement instrument will work in every application. And in applications where several instruments will work, how do you determine the most cost-effective one to use? This course will step you through the flow measuring technologies available, where they can be used and where they shouldn’t, and the relative costs of each. At the end of the webinar, you will have an understanding of the monitoring you may need, and the costs involved.
- Principals of flow monitoring
- Practical considerations for agricultural monitoring
- Survey of flow monitoring technologies
- Discussion of real-world applications
- Cost comparison across monitoring technologies
- Farmers, farm managers and operators with flood irrigation systems
- Irrigation district managers and operators
- Agriculture landowners, managers and operators
- Legislators interested in applying flow monitoring technology to water management
Presenter: Timothy Hicks
Timothy Hicks is a mechanical engineer, licensed in Canada. He has 10 years’ experience in flow monitoring equipment, practices, data management and analysis, and has held positions with several large flow monitoring firms. Tim currently serves as In-Situ’s Business Development Manager for Agriculture and is passionate about helping clients improve their monitoring practices.