Newsletters
OptiSurface Newsletter – 2018 April
Welcome to the April 2018 OptiSurface Newsletter. The News Of The Month shows OptiSurface as featured in Precision Farming Dealer. The Design Of The Month demonstrates a simple OptiSurface 4Way design using different types of subzones. The Feature Of The Month shows how to use Extend Surface. If you have any problems or questions please reply to this email or call…
OptiSurface Newsletter – 2017 December
Seasons Greetings! Welcome to the December 2017 OptiSurface Newsletter. The News Of The Month features the new tool called OptiLine with the new version coming to you very soon. The Design Of The Month demonstrates a complex OptiSurface 2Way design using Ridge, Valley, Exclusion zones and breaklines. The Feature Of The Month shows how to use Exclusion subzones when designing with…
OptiSurface Newsletter – 2017 October
Welcome to the August 2017 OptiSurface Newsletter. The News Of The Month features users with different applications for OptiSurface around the world. The Design Of The Month shows demo field for sugarcane production with improved drainage and irrigation. The Feature Of The Month explains the functionality of our Drainage Analysis Tool If you have any problems or questions please reply to…
OptiSurface Newsletter – 2017 August
Welcome to the August 2017 OptiSurface Newsletter. The News Of The Month features users with different applications for OptiSurface around the world. The Design Of The Month shows demo field for sugarcane production with improved drainage and irrigation. The Feature Of The Month explains the functionality of our Drainage Analysis Tool If you have any problems or questions please reply to…
Erosion Control Banks & Waterway
Soil erosion in cropping land causes a loss of productivity, sedimentation in downstream areas and reduces water quality. It can be controlled by maintaining as much cover on the surface of the soil as possible and by managing run-off. When run-off occurs, it concentrates as it moves downslope towards drainage lines, creeks and rivers. Whenever…
Drainage Design Solutions of Different Topographies
Question: What is the best approach when designing fields for drainage? Answer: Based on our experience designing 100,000s of acres, we have come up with these rules of thumb: Flatter Fields Suit Landforming Alone: On fields with relatively low slopes (e.g. less than 0.5%) then there are often many small shallow depressions. Landforming is generally…
OptiSurface Newsletter – 2017 June
Welcome to the June 2017 OptiSurface Newsletter. The News Of The Month features farmers fields with a wet start of the season in regions of North America. The Design Of The Month shows a Case Study for a ‘melon hole’ field with less than one year payback. The Feature Of The Month explains the how to use Background Image. If you…
OptiSurface Newsletter – 2017 May
Welcome to the May 2017 OptiSurface Newsletter. The News Of The Month features some clients using OptiSurface with great success. The Design Of The Month shows a 150 ha field with substantial drainage problems due to ‘melonholes’ or Gilgais. The Feature Of The Month explains the how to use Recalculate Cut/Fill feature after manually editing the Proposed Topography. If you have…
OptiSurface Newsletter – 2017 April
Welcome to the April 2017 OptiSurface Newsletter. Celebrating 750,000 Acres!! Last month we clocked over the 750,000th acre of Optisurface Designs all over the world. Thanks to everyone who has supported us to get here. We are well on way to our 30 year vision of 25 million acres of agricultural land with improved drainage…
OptiSurface Newsletter – 2017 March
Welcome to the March 2017 OptiSurface Newsletter. The News Of The Month features some drone video of OptiSurface landforming in action and a testimonial from a client in North Carolina. We also welcome our new partner who joined us this month. The Design Of The Month shows the details of the Swiss Carrot Field. The Feature Of The Month explains the…