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Irrigation engineering design must be situation-appropriate: what “optimal” really means on a working farm

Optimal irrigation engineering design changes with terrain, water source, power, crops, and operations. Learn how to specify fit-for-purpose, optimized irrigation and why manufacturer support makes or breaks performance.

Farm and irrigation assessment before you buy: due diligence like a venture capital investor

Buying a farm without a pre-purchase status quo assessment, feasibility study, and irrigation masterplan is guessing. Use venture capital-style due diligence to quantify water risk, capex, and ROI before you sign.

Irrigation Design: Why Use a Registered Professional Engineer?

Irrigation design has real cost and risk. Learn how a registered professional engineer improves optimisation, professionalism, and risk mitigation for farm irrigation projects.

Irrigation Design: the 4 Dimensions that Decide Yield and Lifetime cost

A good irrigation or water supply system has 4 dimensions: uniformity, scheduling, depth, and lifetime cost. Learn why designing for minimum OPEX beats minimum CAPEX, and how pipe and pump choices drive lifecycle cost.

Efficient Irrigation?

Irrigation Efficiency. Water Use Efficiency. Energy Efficiency. What does it all mean?

Irrigation Design: Why Separating Design and Supply Reduces Risk

Turnkey irrigation projects hide risk: biased design, unclear scope, expensive variations. Learn when to separate irrigation design and supply for clearer specs, comparable quotes, and better ROI.

Irrigation Upgrade: When to Fix Management Before Replacing Hardware

Before you rip out working irrigation, audit performance. Learn the management checks: targets, scheduling, pressure/flow and maintenance that prevent expensive upgrade mistakes.

Typical Irrigation Systems

Intensive. Extensive. Pumpstations. Drip. Pivots. Micros. What on earth is going on?

The Ant Service Packages

We offer three level of service packages for irrigation design: Essential, Professional and Enterprise.

The Ant Implementation Method (AIM)

The Ant Implementation Method (AIM - who doesn't love a sexy acronym) delivers world class, professionally designed irrigation systems that are easy to manage and minimize lifecycle cost. Here is how we make things happen.

Data: More is NOT Better

What on am I supposed to do with a 10 cm grid point cloud of 10 000 ha?

What is Lifecycle Cost Analysis?

As the capital cost of the system increases, the operating cost decreases. However, eventually the benefit of the reduced operating cost is outweighed by the increased capital cost. Lifecycle cost analysis is finding the sweet spot for each unique system.

The Origins of Ant Consult

My long-term vision for Ant Consult is a future where we work alongside you as a valued partner, providing technical assistance in building your operation into a legacy that you will be proud of.

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