Agricultural

Irrigation practices for agricultural requirements has been undergoing major transformation from costly labour intensive, high energy consumption and higher water usage to more effective and efficient utilization of resources.

In todays climate of global pressures and demands, efficient irrigation practices are a major player for the sustainability of our food sources and resources.

Dowdens Pumping initial role began in 1973, with the service and supply to agriculture. Today that aspect remains a core part of our infrastructure as we offer our services in consulting, design, supply, installation and service by experienced staff.

• On farm consultation, design and planning.

• Low energy / water efficient centre pivots, laterals, booms and subsurface systems.

• Travelling Irrigators, soft hose and hard hose.

• Electric and diesel driven pumping systems with control and protection equipment including remote control technology.

• Supply of equipment including complete installation as required.

Dowdens Pumping credentials within the agricultural irrigation sector range from horticultural (flowers, fruits and vegetables) intense row cropping (sugar cane) through to broad acre activities (stock legume, grain cropping)

Installation of 6 x 750mm steel suction lines for water harvesting.	Installation of 1.5 meter diameter delivery pipe from flood surge tank to storage supply channel
Onsite arrival of some 1.5 metre diameter delivery pipe.	As green as grass with this 240 acre Valley Centre Pivot with a total span of 555 metres
Nelson SR200 part circle sprinkler gun in action	Smoko` at the 1.8 metre  storage inlet floodgate designed for a flowrate of 9000 litres per second
26 inch China pumps coupled via heavy duty marine gearbox to Caterpillar C9 diesel engines. Each pump has a capacity of 1500 litres per second.