# Netafim USA

> Netafim USA is the Fresno-based American subsidiary of Netafim, part of Orbia’s Precision Agriculture business. It supplies drip irrigation hardware, filtration, fertigation and digital controls through dealers, with agronomic support, managed irrigation options and dripline recycling for agricultural and other commercial customers.

- **Founded:** 1981
- **Headquarters:** Fresno, United States
- **Founders:** Naty Barak (Founder of Netafim USA, identified by former North America president Mike Hemman)
- **Products:** UniRam, Streamline X EZ, FlexNet, GrowSphere, Irrigation as a Service
- **Notable:** Precision Irrigation Access Program received the 2026 Irrigation Association Vanguard Award in agriculture., Dairy-effluent subsurface drip project received the 2022 agriculture Vanguard Award., California state profile documents a USD 2,011,647 recycling grant.

## Products & services

- **UniRam** — Pressure-compensating heavywall dripline for surface and subsurface installations, including uneven terrain.
- **Streamline X EZ** — Thinwall dripline with integrated non-pressure-compensating emitters for single-season applications.
- **FlexNet** — Flexible polypropylene distribution pipe with integral welded outlets; North American manufacturing investment announced in 2022.
- **GrowSphere** — Irrigation and fertigation platform linking controllers, sensors and cloud tools for monitoring, alerts, reporting and remote control.
- **Irrigation as a Service** — Netafim owns, operates and maintains the system; the customer pays monthly under a five-to-ten-year agreement.
- **Operations and Maintenance** — Customers own the equipment; Netafim operates and maintains it under a three-to-five-year agreement.
- **Annual Service Program** — Renewable annual technical and agronomic support for customer-operated systems.
- **ReGen Recycling** — Collection and processing of eligible used irrigation plastics, with a recycling facility in Fowler, California.
- **Precision Irrigation Access Program** — Connects corporate water stewardship funding with on-farm irrigation modernization and verified benefits.

## Achievements

- Precision Irrigation Access Program received the 2026 Irrigation Association Vanguard Award in agriculture.
- Dairy-effluent subsurface drip project received the 2022 agriculture Vanguard Award.
- California state profile documents a USD 2,011,647 recycling grant.
- Announced investment in Fresno FlexNet production in 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Irrigation Association announced the Precision Irrigation Access Program as its agriculture Vanguard Award recipient on August 5.
- **2026-10** — PNW Grower Experience sessions are advertised for October 27 in Richland, Washington and October 29 in Madras, Oregon; these are upcoming as of the research date.

## Links

- Website: https://www.netafimusa.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/netafimusa/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/NetafimUSA/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/NetafimUSA
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/netafim_usa/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NetafimUSA/

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Last updated: 2026-10-25