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360 Yield Center – 360 Rain

YOUR YIELD IS WHAT MATTERS

About the Company:

With a team of experienced and passionate farmers, agronomists, and engineers – 360 Yield Center develops solutions to help you maximize yield efficiently.

360 Yield Center is fueled by their love of farming, innovation, and technology. After a 2012 drought devastated the Sauder family farm in Tremont, IL, Gregg Sauder went to work to find ways to be profitable regardless of the extremes of Mother Nature. Starting with a new and more efficiently nitrogen application method, they’ve tested and developed new processes and products on their farms until perfected and ready to be used on farms around the world. Today, they proudly offer you efficient and effective ways to reduce risk and add bushels and profit. They truly believe that agriculture can change so that all farm families win.

About the Solution:

A COMPLETELY NEW WAY TO NURTURE YOUR CROP

DELIVERING WATER, NUTRIENTS, FUNGICIDES AND MORE, DAY AND NIGHT

By delivering bands of water directly to the base of the plant, 360 RAIN provides advantages over traditional irrigation methods. With a 60-foot boom (24 rows), 360 RAIN applies water through Y-DROP style hoses. Up to 2,900 feet of 3-inch diameter hose is dispense by a computer-controlled reel. The machine moves up and down the crop rows as the well-tethered reel dispenses and retrieves hose. At 0.45 mph, 360 RAIN can apply over 2,000,000 gallons of water per week – the equivalent of one inch of rain over an 80-acre field from a well producing just 215 gallons per minute. And then start again. And again. Providing the three or four inches of critical moisture that activates soil microbes, enhances grain fill, and allows plants to thrive.

BRINGING IRRIGATION TO NEW REGIONS

360 RAIN requires much lower volumes of water than traditional irrigation systems. Depending on field size, wells need to provide just 100 to 225 gallons per minute to the system. Plus, 360 RAIN can water irregular shaped fields that do not fit typical center pivot systems. The RAIN system also provides 100% field coverage – no special equipment needed to cover the corners that are typical to center pivot fields.

A NEW CONCEPT WITH PROVEN TECHNOLOGY

360 RAIN is a three wheeled electric vehicle and uses field-proven components from the irrigation industry including tire and galvanized metal frame. Guidance is provided through RTK and communication through a cellular network that provides the control, coverage, and rate instructions.

STRONG CROP RESPONSE

Two years of test data show a strong yield response to a timely dose of low volumes of water and nutrients. In 2020 replicated side-by-side trials, test strips that received just 4.5 inches of water from 360 RAIN through the growing season generated an additional 65 bushels per acre – a 32% improvement over non-irrigated strips.

KEY FEATURES

  • Lower water demands - operating on wells or reservoirs with 75% less flow capacity of traditional pivot system.
  • Efficient delivery of nutrients such as nitrogen, sulfur, boron, and other micronutrients.
  • Ability to work in irregular shaped fields where center pivots are not practical.
  • Variable rate nitrogen, water and micronutrients.
  • Seven-foot clearance under the frame. 10' under booms.

360 Yield Center 180 Detroit Ave. Morton , IL United States 309-300-3120 Visit Company Website

Solution Type

  • Adaptive Irrigation

Vendor

  • Equipment Vendor

Product

  • Other

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Solution Strengths, Weaknesses and Critical Indicators

Adaptive irrigation technology presents a promising approach for improving nutrient management by delivering manure and other nutrient sources in alignment with crop demand. By applying nutrients more precisely throughout the growing season, these systems have the potential to reduce nutrient losses through leaching, runoff, and volatilization while enhancing soil health and crop productivity. However, factors such as nutrient concentration variability, flow rate consistency, and field conditions can influence application accuracy and environmental outcomes.

Neat Matrix
Nitrogen Recovery
Phosphorus Recovery
Storage Reduction
GHG Reduction
Odor Control
Pathogen Reduction
P Peer Reviewed
D Documented
E Expert Opinion
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Newtrient Comments/Opinions:

360 Yield Center has recently been added to the Newtrient catalog. Newtrient will continue to work with 360 Yield Center to further refine the cost and performance information on their solution. Newtrient will update this entry as more information becomes available and as new commercial dairy installations come online.

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