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T RADE N E W S
AGRI DRAINAGE:
Complete Water Management Specialists
STEPHAN GELDENHUYS
ABOUT AGRI DRAINAGE
With the growing population
and encroachment on agricultural
land, it is important to optimise
land use. With recent climate
changes and extreme weather pat
terns, the optimisation of water
management has become impera
tive to food security. Today’s farm
er needs to maximise yields and
minimise risks and we, at Agri
Drainage, have the solution - a
holistic approach to water man
agement.
Our services include a variety
of specialised processes, creating a
purpose-driven solution custom
ised to fit the specific needs of the
client:
Surveying (Aerial Lidar as well
as Quad Surveys).
Planning and feasibility (se
use the latest, most advanced
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software to propose an effective
water management plan).
Surface drainage (involves
managing the water flow and
direction on your field to elim
inate ponding and dry spots).
Subsurface drainage
Advantages of subsurface
drainage:
- Deeper root systems,
drought resistant crops
- Lower salinity
- Higher yields
- Timely field operations.
Building and repairing of
dams.
Maintenance of sub-surface
drainage systems.
AGRI DRAINAGE AND SENWES
With the high cost and long-term
nature of an investment in water
management (drainage) on your
farm, it can add unnecessary pres
OCT/NOV 2017 • SENWES Scenario
sure to your cash flow. Realising
this, Senwes can now structure
financing to Agri Drainage and
Senwes clients to install sub-sur
face drainage or do land forming
work.
WATER TABLE MANAGEMENT
Over the past 20 years an excit
ing new development took place
in drainage systems in the USA
and Agri Drainage is now imple
menting this technology in South
Africa.
This system is especially well
suited to the water table soils of
the Free State and Northwest.
By adding control structures
onto the collector mains of a
sub-surface drainage system, it
is possible to control the depth
of the water table in the soil as
required (see diagram). If there is
a suitable place to build storage
reservoirs to store the water that is