Vanden Bussche Irrigation

Vanden Bussche Irrigation & Equipment is a fourth-generation, family-run, international, full-service irrigation business that now joins TD Bank Group as one of the first sponsors of ALUS Canada’s New Acre™ Project. President Marc Vanden Bussche is a farmer, agri-business leader and longstanding ALUS champion. His company’s $10,000 sponsorship contributes to the production of cleaner air, cleaner water and more wildlife habitat on more than 20 acres of ALUS projects in ALUS Montérégie (Quebec), ALUS Vermilion River (Alberta), ALUS WUQWATR (Saskatchewan) and in Marc’s home community, ALUS Norfolk (Ontario). “We are happy to sponsor the New Acre™ Project, because the ALUS program rewards farmers across Canada to use uneconomic parcels of their land in a better way,” said Marc.  [READ FULL ARTICLE HERE]

Over the course of the past few months, COVID-19 has resulted in many drastic changes in all aspects of our lives – including the way we go about our day to day work. Rules and regulations implemented to prevent the spread of this disease have limited many of us from going about our typical work days, leaving us scratching our heads on ways to remain productive and continue business. Luckily, the modern world we live in today offers many resources to make these times much more  manageable and productive. Here at VBI, we want to do what we can to make these trying times less difficult for you. To do this, we have compiled a broad collection of resources you can easily access to continue learning and expanding your knowledge and expertise during these times. It’s easy to get lost in this all, and we truly understand that change can be hard as it challenges us in unfimiliar ways. Please utilize these resources to up your game, as this unique time provides the perfect opportunity to do...

  Calculating 1" of Water Deciding how much water any plant needs can be difficult.  There are so many factors to consider.  The first seems obvious, what type of plant? Grass, a tomato plant, an apple tree?  Within each plant may be several varieties that may need more water than others. You also need to consider factors such as soil type and evaporation due to wind or sun.  Don’t forget about your limitations on how much water you can access and the irrigation infrastructure (pumps, pipe, filters etc.) in place to capitalize on this opportunity of water. In today’s age there are all kinds of “smart tools” that can help like soil moisture sensors, weather stations, and remote irrigation controls.  These types of tools come with a price tag… as you could expect for such powerful tools.  Some of these can also seem daunting in order to use the tools to its full capacity. At the end of the day, the key to designing an irrigation system is ensuring that i...

  If you read our previous article titled ‘Calculating 1” of water’, you’ll know that it can difficult to calculate how much water you need to deliver in order to effectively irrigate. But the general rule of thumb is 1”, and there are constant values that you can use as a benchmark figure out how much water you need to apply per week. If you are irrigating 1,000ft² of turf, you need 620 gallons/week. If you are irrigating 1 acre of vegetables, you need 27,200 gallons/week. Now the conversation becomes, where are we going to get this water? Typical water sources include a municipally supplied source, a well, lake, river or a pond. Municipally Supplied Source, you can use the chart below to get a good idea of the rate of water you have access to from that service line: If you are using water out of a well, your local well digger will be able to tell you how much water is available. Our staff, or that same well digger, would be able to tell you the rate of water you could pull from t...

The Vanden Bussche Irrigation learning centre is a working farm located only 7 minutes down the road from our VBI headquarters in Delhi, Ontario. Here at the farm, clients can see first-hand the new irrigation technology at work. We hold Irrigation Demo Days and host multiple association events throughout the year to give our customers an inside look into what we are working on. The farm also provides a great space for us to become familiar with new technologies and test new trends so we can better advise customers on irrigation best-practices. It is something that we feel makes us unique and sets us apart from competitors. A few examples of work at the farm include Subsurface Drip Irrigation for Corn and Turf, Diesel Engine Irrigation Pumps, Mirage Turf Rotor Irrigation, Lateral Move Pivot Irrigation, Bauer Traveller Irrigation, Center Pivot Irrigation, Wade Rain Power Irrigation, Rain Bird Golf Rotor Irrigation and Soil Moisture Sensing… Something for everyone! This year, we’re excit...

  Vanden Bussche Irrigation & Equipment Ltd. will be implementing a realignment strategy in order to enhance our ability to distribute world class Irrigation and Landscape products and solutions and to improve our ability to offer more value to our employees, customers and vendors. These strategic initiatives will redefine excellence in irrigation distribution and customer satisfaction. The diversification into Turf Irrigation Distribution in 1984 following by the creation, growth and establishment of a successful Agricultural Irrigation Distribution business beginning in 1954 solidified Vanden Bussche Irrigation & Equipment Ltd. as a national leader in Irrigation Distribution offering a full range of irrigation solutions for the agricultural, commercial / industrial, residential and golf markets. Although there are many factors that contribute to over 60 years of successes, the cornerstone to ours has been the focus and dedication to our customer first approach. One t...

A complete irrigation system renovation is a major project, but can reap endless benefits such as increased water efficiency, accurate and customized water coverage, and the newest smart technology. We partnered with Rain Bird Golf to execute a complete irrigation system renovation at St. Thomas Golf & Country Club, a project we take great pride in. This project was an extremely detail oriented process that required a high level of expertise and knowledge, both in which we are proud to say our team certainly has. Watch our  video  to get an inside look on this project and to learn why St. Thomas Golf wouldn't have executed it any other way.