Irrigation & Lighting, June 2024
COVER STORY
Watch us grow industry standouts
These industry leaders grow their businesses by understanding their clients and expanding education.
Setting a company up for success while supporting your employees is a huge challenge for irrigation and landscape lighting professionals. It’s a balancing act that requires attention and care while constantly looking for ways to improve.
IN THIS ISSUE
From the editor
Irrigation & Lighting editor in chief Kyle Brown discusses the this year’s Watch Us Grow: Industry Standouts feature.
Irrigation pipeline
You would think that smart irrigation practices are a no-brainer, so why the struggle?
Night lighting
The purpose of the lighting system should always be considered. Are we here to create beauty, safety or security?
IA update
Topics of discussion at the 2024 Irrigation Association fly-in included the farm bill, business policy and guest worker programs.
FEATURES
Happy clients are your best advertisement, generating repeat business, while easy-to-install systems save time and strengthen a project.
How one Colorado-based contractor helps customers save water, save money and see better results with smart irrigation practices.
There is consensus that drip line is effective, efficient and, depending on the situation, can be the best way to irrigate plant material.
Developing diversity initiatives can increase that labor pool and develop a company’s next generation of leaders.
EPA’s WaterSense label for weather-based irrigation controllers has been a key tool in promoting water efficiency.
Smart Irrigation Month is a reminder of the innovative solutions and the importance of adopting technologies to ensure water sustainability.