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Inge Bisconer

May 6, 2026

1:28
A lot of folks, if you've been to a talk where we're talking about irrigation or nitrogen management, you've heard the term, um, but before we get into the ROI calculator, it might just be helpful to define what it is, and if you're gonna get a distribution uniformity test, what sort of things is it gonna tell you about your irrigation system?
1:48
Uh, sure.
1:49
I'll, I'll dive into that one.
1:50
Um, you know, a DU test is, uh, it, it's called a distribution uniformity test, and it's to measure the performance of an agricultural irrigation system, specifically drip microsystems, tape systems, and sprinkler systems.
2:08
And the intent is to find out how good of a job those irrigation systems are doing of distributing water and often nutrients as well to every plant in, in that zone, in, in the, in the block that's irrigating at that time.
2:24
So obviously here in California, that could cover a myriad of crops.
2:28
You know, we have our fruit tree and nut crops, and we have our vegetable crops, we have field crops.

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14:09
But what sort of information do you need to put into this tool? And, you know, you kind of have mentioned it already, but, like, you're gonna be getting dollars and cents back, right? In how much this DU is costing you.

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