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
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
Alberta Grain
Combining Landforming and Ditching
Location: Alberta, Canada
Field Area: 665ac or 265ha
Irrigation: none
Crops: grain and forage
German Vegetables
Saved 60% In Earthworks!
Location: Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Field Area: 8 ha or 20 acres
Irrigation: No Irrigation or Rainfed
Crops: Cabbage
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
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
Alberta Potholes
Ditch Network With Balanced Cut/Fill
Location: Alberta, Canada
Field Area: 325 acres or 131 hectares
Irrigation: None or rainfed
Crops: grain
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
Zero Ditches & Field Enlargment
Location: Washinton State, USA
Field Area: 28 ha or 70 acres
Irrigation: Overhead sprinkler
Crops: Blueberries on raised beds
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
Canadian Cereals & Oilseeds
Fixing Sloughs With Landforming & Strategic Ditches
Location: Alberta, Canada
Field Area: 140 acres or 57 hectares
Irrigation: None/Rainfed
Crops: grain
Illinois Vegetables
Solving Ponding Issues From Depressions & 'Micro Furrows'
Location: Illinois, United States
Field Area: 16 ha or 38 ac
Irrigation: Sprinkler
Crops: Vegetables
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Queensland Bankless
Bankless Bay Irrigation Design Made Easy
Location: Queensland, Australia
Field Area: 51 ha or 126 ac
Irrigation: Bankless Bay Irrigation
Crops: Cotton
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
Queensland Furrow Irrigation
Saves $51,000 In Earthworks!
Location: Queensland, Australia
Field Area: 120 ha or 302 acres
Irrigation: Furrow Irrigation.
Crops: Sugarcane
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
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
Zambia Pivot Circular Furrows
Best for Pivot Irrigation
Location: Southern Zambia
Field Area: 84 ha or 207 acres
Irrigation: Pivot Irrigation
Crops: Sugarcane
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
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
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
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
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
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
Queensland Vegetables
Reducing Erosion Risk By Optimizing Row Direction
Location: Queensland, Australia
Field Area: 40 ha or 99 ac
Irrigation: Centre Pivot
Crops: Vegetables
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
Building Pad
Endless Design Surface Possibilities Using Breaklines
Location: Texas, US
Field Area: 5 acres or 2 hectares
Irrigation: n/a
Crops: n/a
