Deep Root Irrigation
A better way to grow!
For a better way to grow, experience the ‘Deep Root Irrigation’ advantage!
Our mission is to bring awareness to the agricultural community that there is a better, more efficient way to use our planet’s fresh water supply. There is A Better Way to Grow! Do you have IT ?
Are you interested in drastically reducing your irrigation costs while maintaining or increasing your yields? Bottom line: do you want to increase your profits and reduce your environmental footprint with a very simple device? If so, read on!
Deep Root Irrigation (DRI) is a better way to grow. Here’s how:
DRI technology was developed as a sole response to the droughts and water restrictions that are hindering California’s agriculture industry. The most efficient watering system at the time was traditional drip irrigation. However, there are many shortcomings to traditional drip irrigation. DRI was invented to improve upon these shortcomings and make irrigation the most efficient it can be.
DRI’s goal is to take ‘drip irrigation’ to a whole new level of sustainability and make it better!
Better? No, a lot better!
DRI is more efficient than traditional drip irrigation by directing water and fertilizer to the root zone of the plant.
DRI has been clinically proven to reduce the amount of irrigated water and fertilizer by 60 percent or more compared to traditional drip irrigation. This helps reduce the cost of irrigation, saves our planets precious resources, and improves the farmer’s bottom line.
See the page ‘What can DRI do’.
DRI inventor, Jeff Ciudaj, saw that water dripping at the base of vineyard vines in the hot California sun had to be inefficient due to a loss from evaporation. Moreover, much of the water dripping on the surface did not seem to penetrate to the root zone. Ciudaj believed if the water could be placed directly at the root zone, then there would be no waste. With that simple idea, DRI was born.
DRI units deliver water and nutrients with zero waste!
How to install a DRI unit.
Who else says DRI is better?
Not yet convinced that DRI can significantly reduce irrigation costs? The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), through the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), provides grants to U.S. farmers who want to use DRI. This program exists to help farmers become more sustainable and reduce their environmental footprint.
Contact us for more information on this program. See the ‘Research’ page for what independent soil scientist and farmer testimonials have to say. These tests and testimonials say it all!
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“We did a new planting June 2016, within two months, the new vineyard had flourished and we even had grapes on two month old vines”
Greg Maness, Owner of Maness Vineyards and Casi Cielo Winery, in his response to the use of DRI with their existing drip irrigation system.
DRI units are being used on every single type of permanent crop in California
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The use of DRI has spread to farms around the world. DRI technology takes precision agriculture and smart farming practices to another level by vastly using less irrigation inputs. In addition, DRI helps reduce the environmental damage caused by surface fertilizer runoff. A win-win for the planet and the farmers who use it.
See how one farmer is beating California’s new water restrictions! See the video on the ‘Research’ page.