Wisconsin’s commercial soybean irrigation is concentrated in the central sands region — Adams, Waushara, Portage, Marquette, and Waupaca counties — where excessively drained sandy soils make supplemental irrigation a production necessity rather than a drought insurance investment The central sands is one of the most intensively irrigated agricultural regions in the upper Midwest, with center…

Michigan’s commercial soybean irrigation is concentrated in the southwest Lower Peninsula counties — Berrien, Cass, Van Buren, Kalamazoo, and adjacent counties — where sandy soils and drought frequency create the strongest supplemental irrigation ROI in the state Michigan has a more developed SDI dealer network than most Midwest states — proximity to Trickl-Eez in St.…

North Dakota’s commercial soybean irrigation is concentrated in the southeast and south-central counties where sandy loam and loamy soils on flat glacial lake plain terrain create the highest supplemental irrigation ROI in the state Valley Irrigation has the broadest authorized dealer network in North Dakota; Reinke and Lindsay Zimmatic have more limited but present coverage…

Key Takeaways: Iowa consistently ranks among the top three US soybean-producing states by volume, with commercial production spread across the state but concentrated most heavily in the north-central and northwest counties where pivot-irrigated acreage has grown steadily as summer drought frequency increases. This guide covers authorized Iowa irrigation equipment dealers by region and system type,…

Key Takeaways: Nebraska is the most heavily irrigated soybean state in the US, with center pivot systems covering millions of acres across the Platte River valley, Sandhills, and Panhandle. The state’s irrigation dealer network is the deepest of any Midwest state — a product of decades of intensive commercial irrigation adoption and the presence of…

Key Takeaways: South Dakota has a capable commercial irrigation dealer network concentrated in the eastern James River valley region where soybean production and pivot irrigation are most established Farmers Implement and Irrigation (Valley Performance Plus, Watertown and Brookings) and Sentry (Reinke, Watertown and Sioux Falls) provide the broadest multi-branch coverage of any dealers in the…

Key Takeaways: Ohio’s commercial soybean irrigation dealer network is smaller than primary pivot states — authorized coverage for Valley, Reinke, and Lindsay Zimmatic exists but is sparse relative to Nebraska or Kansas George F. Ackerman Co in Curtice (Lindsay Zimmatic and Rivulis) and A.G. Irrigation in Edgerton (Valley Performance Plus) provide the most established multi-brand…

Key Takeaways: Minnesota consistently ranks among the top five US soybean-producing states, and while irrigated soybean acreage has historically been modest relative to production volume, the central Minnesota sand plain region has seen sustained irrigation adoption driven by coarse-textured soils that are among the most drought-vulnerable in the upper Midwest. This guide covers authorized Minnesota…

Key Takeaways: Indiana’s commercial soybean irrigation dealer network has grown significantly as drought risk drives supplemental irrigation adoption across the state’s primary production regions Authorized Valley, Reinke, Lindsay Zimmatic, and T-L dealers are present in Indiana, with the strongest coverage in the northwest and southern production regions Indiana Irrigation Co in Onward is a nationally…

Key Takeaways: Illinois is the largest US soybean-producing state by volume but has relatively low irrigated soybean acreage — most production is rainfed, making dealer coverage more geographically sparse than Nebraska or Kansas Authorized Reinke, Valley, Lindsay Zimmatic, and T-L dealers are present in Illinois, primarily serving the central and western regions where supplemental irrigation…