From Seed to Harvest: Water Pumps Work on the Farm All Year Round

From Seed to Harvest: Water Pumps Work on the Farm All Year Round

Come rain or shine, from dusk to dawn, in summer and winter, there’s always lots to be done on a farm. Many of the work requires considerable amounts of water, for jobs like cleaning equipment, washing down livestock containers, feeding animals, irrigating crops, and keeping the farm running smoothly. 

But did you realise that water pumps are required to fulfil most of these jobs throughout the year? 

Pumps on the Farm All Year Round

Water pumps used for water supplies are an all-year round requirement for livestock, drinking, and cleaning down of equipment, with the demand at its highest during the driest periods for crop irrigation. There is always a surge in requirements for borehole pumps and pressure boosters for pumping water to where it needs to be used around the farm and achieving a constant supply. 

Let’s deep dive into every season and how the right type of water pump can assist a farmer. 

Water Pumps in Autumn

• As autumn approaches and the clean-up of the muddy, leaf-strewn yard becomes a regular job, the need for a fast and efficient washdown pump becomes essential. Washdown pumps like the Powersnake are favoured by farmers nationwide for washing down milking parlours, livestock containers and general cleaning on the yard. The Powersnake wash down pump can draw water from a well, stream or rainwater tank and has dry run protection to prevent damage if the water supply runs low. 
• After a heavy rain downpour, a submersible water pump can be used for the rainwater that needs to be drained away to prevent saturated soil and flooding in fields. The water can also be pumped and transported to other storage facilities and tanks to be used at a later time.  

Agricultural Pumps in Winter

• With most crops already harvested by the time January and February arrives, these quieter months can offer more time for farm maintenance. Water drainage pumps for ditch and drainage clearance are invaluable at this time, as they can clear any waterlogging due to the wet weather conditions usually seen during the winter months.  
• Winter is the right time to buy spare parts for repairing and replacing existing worn water pumps when they aren’t in use for bigger jobs like irrigation, which happens in the summer.   
• For farmers not already benefitting from the cost savings of a private water supply, winter is the best time for a new borehole to be drilled and a borehole pump installed, as the solid ground means less mud, mess, and disruption to other farming activities. Whilst water use may be less in winter than in the summer months, getting a borehole installed at this time means getting ahead of the summer rush. 

Pumps on the Farm in Spring

• In spring, water pumps for emptying cesspits and slurry tanks ahead of muck spreading are in high demand. Slurry pumps are specially designed to handle a harsh environment and transfer muddy liquid generated from farm jobs and agricultural waste. 
• Washdown pumps like the Powersnake come back out in spring when the livestock are put out onto land and their barns and containers are cleaned. 
• The end of spring sees silage season begin. Here, submersible pumps for emptying silage effluent tanks come into play, supplied with vortex impellers to minimise clogging with grass and a float switch for automated emptying of the tank when full. 

Water Pump Solutions for Summer

• The drier months coinciding with crop season means that your reliance on your water supply and pressure boosting pumps for irrigation are at its greatest! At this point irrigation booster pumps may be out in full force!
• The extra demand on your water supply sees existing borehole and well pumps may need to be replaced, which sees a boost in farms wanting new private water installations being drilled.  

So, there you have it, water pumps help a working farm all year round, no matter the season.  

If you are unsure which specific agricultural pump is right for your application on the farm, contact us. As a leading agricultural water pump supplier, our technical sales engineers have been specifying water pumps for farming use for 25 years. Call on 01777 871100, and we will advise you on the pump that your farm application needs.