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Across Germany, irrigated agriculture is facing mounting pressure. Tightening water regulations, constrained permit allocations, fragmented field structures, and labor shortages are increasingly forcing growers to rethink not just access to water \u2013 but how precisely and efficiently it can be applied.<\/p>\n

For Landbau Tellmer, a Northern German arable operation specializing in potato production, this challenge is already shaping the future of irrigation strategy. Since the late 1970s, irrigation has been deeply embedded in the farm\u2019s infrastructure, with approximately 99% of farmland connected through permanently installed underground pipelines powered by electric pumps. This system supports high-value crops including potatoes and sugar beet. But today, infrastructure alone is no longer enough.<\/p>\n

When Water Permits Become the Real Limitation<\/h2>\n

\u201cThe biggest challenge in irrigation today is not technology, but water permits,\u201d says Florian Schr\u00f6der, Landbau Tellmer. \u201cWe have water rights for every field, but they are not sufficient to irrigate all crops as intensively as we would like,\u201d explains Schr\u00f6der.<\/p>\n

This reflects a growing reality across modern agriculture: irrigation success is increasingly determined not by whether water is available, but by how efficiently it can be applied within stricter environmental and regulatory boundaries.<\/p>\n

Irrigating More Land with Fewer Setups<\/h2>\n

To improve operational efficiency, Landbau Tellmer integrated Fasterholt travelling irrigation systems alongside its existing hose reel fleet. This enables longer field sections \u2013 up to 1,000 meters \u2013 to be irrigated in a single setup. The result: up to 7.8 hectares irrigated per run across the farm\u2019s average nine-hectare plots, significantly reducing the number of required setups.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWith a field length of 1,000 meters, we can now irrigate 7.8 hectares in a single setup,\u201d continues Schr\u00f6der. \u201cBecause we now cultivate some plots lengthwise, we can even save up to three setups in certain cases.\u201d<\/p>\n

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