About Lindsay

We’re expanding our world’s potential.

Global growth comes with unique challenges and exciting promise. At Lindsay, we’re innovating and expanding our world’s potential by providing advanced irrigation, infrastructure and industrial technology solutions that benefit us all—enabling global populations to grow safely and sustainably. For us, every day is a chance to turn issues into opportunities that make a real difference.

Who we are

We’re expanding our world’s potential.
About Lindsay

Explore our customer-first solutions.

Irrigation

From award-winning remote monitoring and control to industry-leading irrigation systems, our field-proven solutions are customized to meet the needs of every grower or agriculture advisor.

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Infrastructure

Lindsay is driven to provide road authorities and contractors flexible and sustainable infrastructure solutions that improve the safety of our roads and the way people move on them.

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Our history is rooted in innovation.

Once a small operation in the rural American Midwest, Lindsay has grown to become a worldwide force in irrigation and infrastructure.

1950s

1950s

In 1955, our founder, Paul Zimmerer, began a farm equipment business in Lindsay, Nebraska, USA, with the first successful irrigation towline for rough field terrain. Snoline™, now a Lindsay company, begins manufacturing road safety products around the same time too.

1960s

1960s

Our first Zimmatic center pivot—designed and built by Zimmerer’s sons—begins operating on a farm in Nebraska. It’s still in operation today!

1970s

1970s

We receive patents for our uni-knuckle joint and proprietary external collector ring to give Zimmatic systems a competitive advantage. These features still contribute to the leading performance, strength and long-lasting durability of our pivot and lateral-move systems.

1980s

1980s

We release our revolutionary Zimmatic 9500P center pivot and launch our Remote Monitor and Alarm Control (R-MAC) system using computer technology that allows pivots to “talk” for the first time. The first Road Zipper System launches in 1984, marking another big milestone.

1990s

1990s

The introduction of AIMS (Automated Irrigation Management System) control panels allow growers to precisely program water, fertilizer and chemical application—eliminating repeated trips to the fields.

2001

2001

We move to our current headquarters of Omaha, Nebraska, and establish Lindsay Europe with the acquisition of Perrot hose reel irrigation systems.

2002

2002

Lindsay Brazil and Lindsay South Africa are established, expanding our global presence.

2006

2006

We introduce our award-winning FieldNET® technology to give growers remote monitoring and control capabilities. We also expand to the infrastructure space with the acquisition of Barrier Systems® and Snoline.

2007

2007

We celebrate our 100,000th pivot being shipped.

2009

2009

We acquire Rail Structures & Signals and open our China factory to better support Lindsay’s global presence.

2011

2011

We acquire Precision Irrigation in New Zealand and IRZ Consulting to help provide growers with enhanced, efficient and sustainable solutions.

2015

2015

The Road Zipper System is installed on San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, a milestone for the product, and the Elecsys Corporation is acquired—making Lindsay a leader in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).

2017

2017

FieldNET® Advisor launches, taking our irrigation management technology to the next level.

2019

2019

We celebrate the 50th anniversary of our first Zimmatic pivot.

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Lindsay Corporation Appoints Vice President of Global Marketing and Communications

Apr 21, 2023

Lindsay Corporation (NYSE: LNN), a leading global manufacturer and distributor of irrigation and infrastructure equipment and technology, today announced Tara Meier has joined the company as Vice President of Global Marketing and Communications.

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Lindsay to Develop Sustainable and Profitable Solutions for Growers using Microsoft Azure

Oct 30, 2020

Lindsay Corporation (NYSE: LNN), a leading global manufacturer and distributor of irrigation and infrastructure equipment and technology, today announced the development of intelligent digital solutions using Microsoft Azure to enhance irrigation management, broaden the detection and reporting of irrigation system issues, and help growers evaluate and continuously improve the sustainability and profitability of their operations.

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Lindsay Unlocks Customized Crop Water Usage Insights for all FieldNET™ Customers

Aug 19, 2020

Lindsay Corporation (NYSE: LNN), a leading global manufacturer and distributor of irrigation and infrastructure equipment and technology, today announced the launch of FieldNET with WaterTrend, a powerful new feature that gives growers critical crop water usage insights to aid in effective and efficient irrigation decision-making.

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Find Lindsay around the world.

Find Lindsay around the world.

With manufacturing facilities and dealer or distributor locations around the world, our global network is proud to provide irrigation, infrastructure and industrial technology innovations that are making a difference everywhere.

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