Applying water with a center pivot irrigation sprinkler boosts crop efficiency and keeping it as a top performing farm asset requires regular maintenance. Ed Heim, sales manager at Hoxie Implement Co.

From an airliner or space shuttle, they look like perfect green dots on the face of the Earth. Nebraskans know them well. They’re called center pivots and they are one of the marvels of modern-day ...

With irrigation systems running across Kansas fields, a simple adjustment could make a big difference in conserving water and boosting crop performance —slowing down the speed of center pivot systems.