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  • October 2007 Issue
  • Ozone for cleaner irrigation lines

    Tree fruit growers are using a noninvasive, nontoxic way to prevent build-up of algae and bacteria in irrigation lines.

    Steve Jones, owner of Colossal Orchards, Selah, Washington, planted these Sunset Bing cherries last year and will train them to the Kym Breen Bush system, with trees planted 12 feet apart. By planting late-season cherries, he is extending his harvest wind A product that had its beginnings in the livestock industry is now finding application in agricultural irrigation systems, helping growers keep lines clean. Ozone technology has been used for years to sanitize water in municipal water systems, swimming pools, and spas, and, lately, in fruit packing lines and wineries as a chlorine alternative. But growers are now showing interest […]

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