Machinery Irrigation Remote Center Pivot Control Enhanced The FieldNet app, which works with smartphones and tablets, has been expanded for further monitoring and control of center pivot sprinklers and related equipment. By Dave Mowitz Dave Mowitz In 1982 Dave came to Successful Farming as a senior editor first covering agronomic topics and then machinery. He went on to serve the nation's farmers as executive editor of Successful Farming Magazine and editor of the Ageless Iron Almanac, a bimonthly publication covering the hobby of agricultural collectibles. Dave recently retired from the Successful Farming family but continues to serve the organization as a contributing editor. Successful Farming's Editorial Guidelines Published on February 28, 2018 Close Photo: Lindsay Corporation In addition to being able to shut down multiple center pivot sprinklers simultaneously, the enhanced FieldNET mobile app announced by Lindsay Corporation today at the Commodity Classic show in Anaheim, California, also allows producers to enable or disable auto-restart and auto-reverse functions. "The new app delivers many new features and enhancements to FieldNET customers, several of which come in response to past customer requests," says Reece Andrews of Lindsay. In addition to the features mentioned before, the FieldNET app offers: End gun controls.Views of pivot operations.Display times remaining for current circle or until the next stop.Status alerts now delivered via push notification, if desired.An improved one-touch method to access a free demonstration. The FieldNet app offers full remote access from smartphones or tablets to center pivots as well as pumps, injectors, and add-on sensors such as soil moisture monitors or weather stations. In addition, growers, agronomists, and other advisers can upload custom variable-rate irrigation prescriptions to FieldNet with exported files from their precision ag software platforms. For more information, go to myfieldnet.com. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit