Applying water with a center pivot irrigation sprinkler boosts crop efficiency and keeping it as a top performing farm asset requires regular maintenance. Ed Heim, sales manager at Hoxie Implement Co.

With irrigation systems running across Kansas fields, a simple adjustment could make a big difference in conserving water and boosting crop performance —slowing down the speed of center pivot systems.

CLOVERDALE — On a hot afternoon in early September, Tygh Redfield stood on the edge of his hay field and surveyed the landscape. In the distance, a massive metal pivot slowly circled the ground, ...