Millions Of Fields Need OptiSurfacing

Here Are A Few By Solution Type

Rainfed Drainage

Solving Ponding Problems

Illinois Grain

Eliminating Ponding Issues For Under $170/ac

Location:  Illinois, USA
Field Area:  165ac or 67ha
Irrigation:  none
Crops: Corn, Soybean, Seedcorn

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Queensland Grain

230% Return On Investment

Location:  Queensland, Australia
Field Area:  117 ha or 289 ac
Irrigation:  No Irrigation. Dryland/Rainfed
Crops: Mungbean / Corn / Wheat / Chickpeas

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Alberta Grain

Combining Landforming and Ditching

Location:  Alberta, Canada
Field Area:  665ac or 265ha
Irrigation:  none
Crops: grain and forage

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German Vegetables

Saved 60% In Earthworks!

Location: Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Field Area: 8 ha or 20 acres
Irrigation: No Irrigation or Rainfed
Crops: Cabbage

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New South Wales Tree Crop

Surface Drainage for Mounded Tree Rows

Location:  New South Wales, Australia
Field Area:  77ac or 31ha
Irrigation:  none
Crops: Macadamia Nut

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Illinois Row Cropping

Removing Ditches & Improving Drainage for Increased Farm Efficiency and Yields

Location:  Illinois, USA
Field Area:  95ac or 38ha
Irrigation:  none
Crops: Corn and Soybean

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Alberta Potholes

Ditch Network With Balanced Cut/Fill

Location: Alberta, Canada
Field Area: 325 acres or 131 hectares
Irrigation: None or rainfed
Crops: grain

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Queensland Melonholes

Less Than 1 Year Payback

Location: Moonie, Queensland, Australia
Field Area: 222 ha or 549 acres
Irrigation: No irrigation. Dryland rainfed with no furrows
Crops: Wheat, Cotton, Sorghum/Milo

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Zero Ditches & Field Enlargment

Location: Washinton State, USA
Field Area: 28 ha or 70 acres
Irrigation: Overhead sprinkler
Crops: Blueberries on raised beds

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Illinois Quadtrac

Landforming With A Quatrack And A Rome Scraper

Location:  Illinois, USA
Field Area:  98 ac or 39.7 ha
Irrigation:  No irrigation.  Dryland/rainfed with no furrows.
Crops: Corn/Soybean

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Canadian Cereals & Oilseeds

Fixing Sloughs With Landforming & Strategic Ditches

Location: Alberta, Canada
Field Area: 140 acres or 57 hectares
Irrigation: None/Rainfed
Crops: grain

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Illinois Vegetables

Solving Ponding Issues From Depressions & 'Micro Furrows'

Location: Illinois, United States
Field Area: 16 ha or 38 ac
Irrigation: Sprinkler
Crops: Vegetables

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Iowa Grain

Solves Surface Drainage For A Only $1400!

Location: Iowa, USA
Field Area: 21 ha or 52 acres
Irrigation: No Irrigation. Rainfed with no furrows
Crops: Corn & Soyabeans

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New South Wales Grain

Faster Than 1 Year Payback!

Location: New South Wales, Australia
Field Area: 297 ha or 743 acres
Irrigation: No Irrigation. Dryland/Rainfed with no furrows
Crops: Wheat, Cotton

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Kansas Grain Drainage

Investigating Ponding Problems and Providing Solutions with OptiSurface

Location: Kansas, United States
Field Area: 6 ha or 15 ac
Irrigation: No irrigation. Rainfed.
Crops: Corn and Soybean

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Illinois Corn Drainage

Drone Captures Video Of Drainage Improvements

Location:  Illinois, USA
Field Area:  151 ac or 61 ha
Irrigation:  No irrigation.  Dryland/rainfed with no furrows.
Crops: Corn/Soybean

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Queensland Moonscape

Increased Field Value By $220,000 For $26,000!

Location: Queensland, Australia
Field Area: 133 ha or 333 acres
Irrigation: No Irrigation. Dryland/Rainfed with no furrows
Crops: Wheat, Cotton, Sorghum/Milo

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Eliminates Ponding Without Ditches

Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Field Area: 52 ha or 130 acres
Irrigation: No Irrigation. Dryland/Rainfed with no furrows
Crops: Wheat & Canola

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Irrigation & Drainage

Solving Ponding & Infiltration Uniformity Problems

Zimbabwe Sugarcane Irrigation

Optimizing Field Layout, Field Topography & Furrow Irrigation

Location: Zimbabwe, Africa
Field Area: 55 ha or 136 ac
Irrigation: Furrow Irrigation
Crops: sugarcane

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Nevada Pivot

Solving Ponding and Runoff Problems in the Desert

Location:  Nevada, USA
Field Area:  50 ha or 125 ac
Irrigation:  Pivot Irrigation
Crops: Alfalfa / Wheat

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Queensland Bankless

Bankless Bay Irrigation Design Made Easy

Location: Queensland, Australia
Field Area: 51 ha or 126 ac
Irrigation: Bankless Bay Irrigation
Crops: Cotton

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Queensland Linear Move

Only 138 m³/ha (73 yd³/ac) Of Earthworks

Location: Queensland, Australia
Field Area: 65 ha or 160 ac
Irrigation: Linear Move Irrigation
Crops: Cotton and Grain

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Queensland Furrow Irrigation

Saves $51,000 In Earthworks!

Location: Queensland, Australia
Field Area: 120 ha or 302 acres
Irrigation: Furrow Irrigation.
Crops: Sugarcane

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Arkansas Rice

Saves 53% In Earthworks Smoothing Levees!

Location: Arkansas, USA
Field Area: 23 ha or 57 acres
Irrigation: Flood with levees
Crops: Rice, Soyabeans

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Queensland Drip Irrigation

Saving Valuable Topsoil With One Of The First OptiSurface Designs

Location: DAVCO Farming, Queensland, Australia
Field Area: 85 ha or 210 acres
Irrigation: Drip
Crops: Sugarcane

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Zambia Pivot Circular Furrows

Best for Pivot Irrigation

Location: Southern Zambia
Field Area: 84 ha or 207 acres
Irrigation: Pivot Irrigation
Crops: Sugarcane

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Mozambique Pivot

Saves $17,000 In Reduced Earthworks!

Location: Mozambique, Africa
Field Area: 69 ha or 173 acres
Irrigation: Centre Pivot over furrows
Crops: Sugarcane

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South Africa Sugarcane Drainage

Furrow Drainage with 70% Earthworks Savings

Location: KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Field Area: 14 ha or 42 acres
Irrigation: Spray Gun Irrigation
Crops: Sugarcane

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Queensland Pivot

Solves Drainage For Less Than $60 per acre!

Location: Queensland, Australia
Field Area: 52 ha or 130 acres
Irrigation: Half Centre Pivot over furrows
Crops: Sugarcane

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Erosion Control

Solving Erosion Problems

Zambia Pivot Contour Banks

Designing Contour Bank Spacing with the Runoff Analysis Feature

Location: Zambia
Field Area: 47 ha or 116 ac
Irrigation: Pivot Irrigation
Crops: Sugarcane

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Queensland Contour Banks

Designing Erosion Control Contour Banks with the New Contour Bank Design Feature

Location: Queensland, Australia
Field Area: 286 ha or 706 ac
Irrigation: none
Crops: Wheat, Chickpeas, Cotton

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Queensland Dam Spillway

Flexible Design With Powerful Runoff Velocity Analysis

Location: Queensland, Australia
Field Area: 50 acres or 20 hectares
Irrigation: n/a
Crops: n/a

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Queensland Vegetables

Reducing Erosion Risk By Optimizing Row Direction

Location: Queensland, Australia
Field Area: 40 ha or 99 ac
Irrigation: Centre Pivot
Crops: Vegetables

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Others

Earthwork Structures

Balancing Reservoir

Designing a Reservoir with Breaklines and Calculating a Storage Volume Curve

Location: South Africa
Field Area: 35.6 acres or 14.4 hectares
Irrigation: n/a
Crops: n/a

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Building Pad

Endless Design Surface Possibilities Using Breaklines

Location: Texas, US
Field Area: 5 acres or 2 hectares
Irrigation: n/a
Crops: n/a

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