How to Build a Feedlot Water Management System
Raising Beef The life of a beef cow is usually split into two stages: cow-calf operation and feedlots. During cow-calf operation, cows are bred to give birth to calves. The calves are born around 60-100 lbs and will nurse off of their mother for the next 6 to [...]
SERVING RED DEER, ALBERTA, WITH COLD WATER SYSTEMS
Expanding to Serve our Customers in Northern Alberta Southern Irrigation believes that our customers deserve to do business with a company that will supply them with quality products, high inventory, expert advice, and excellent customer service. We put this statement to action in early 2019 when [...]
SUBSURFACE DRIP IRRIGATION PROJECT: VALK LAND AND CATTLE LTD
SUBSURFACE DRIP IRRIGATION PROJECT VALK LAND AND CATTLE LTD. Valk Land and Cattle have worked with Southern Irrigation to implement a 625-acre subsurface drip irrigation system, the largest in Canada. The system was ready in 2021, during Alberta's hottest year in history. Transcript"I'm Lawrence Vandervalk; I [...]
S4 Greenhouses 2021 Irrigation Expansion Project
Background S4 Greenhouse Ltd.’s original greenhouse was built in 1986 in Lacombe, Alberta. After the original owners retired, the business was sold to newcomers Albert and Kim Schermers, in 2014. They expanded their operation with a new tomato greenhouse in 2021, and currently, they grow tomatoes year-round and [...]
The Leaf Ninjas – Restoring Ecology with Solar Drip Irrigation
As irrigation leaders in Western Canada, we have helped many different customers meet their business goals. Southern Irrigation has the opportunity to provide efficient water systems to a wide range of customers, from high-label vineyards and greenhouses to small family-owned farms and gardens, each dedicated to growing the best [...]
Lethbridge College, Southern Irrigation Partnership Grows Irrigation Research
Written by Lethbridge College, 2022 A growing research partnership between Lethbridge College and Southern Irrigation will provide valuable insight that could help producers maximize their crop production. The college and Southern Irrigation are studying the opportunities created by subsurface drip fertigation (SDF), a method that applies water [...]
