From the highly anticipated ESP-2WIRE release to an all-new Rain Bird 2.0 app, 2024 was jam-packed with exciting new innovations! We can’t wait to share what’s in store for Rain Bird in 2025, but until then here is a quick guide to all the stuff you may have missed this year.

At the recent Irrigation Association (IA) Show in Long Beach, California, Rain Bird had the opportunity to showcase its innovative technologies, with Senior Product Manager Steve Barendt playing a key role in representing the company.

Rain Bird's brand refresh--Rain Bird Is How Your Future Grows, and the accompanying visual design assets--was awarded Silver in the Graphis Design Awards 2025. 

Rain Bird’s 11000 Series Rotor with a 105’ throw radius is a star in Turf’s 2024 June magazine issue for Get Equipped: Irrigation & Water Management.

Seventeen students have been awarded the 2024 Anthony W. “Tony” LaFetra Scholarships

The window to apply for the 19th Green Start Academy (GSA) – co-hosted by Rain Bird, John Deere, and Envu, has opened.

The Hurlingham Club’s Grounds and Gardens team is dedicated to sustainability and ecological preservation on the 42-acre estate and partners with Andre Holt of Holts Irrigation to help guide their irrigation management with Rain Bird products.

Real Simple Magazine has been in existence since 2000 and has more than 151 million readers annually.

National Public Gardens Day was created by Rain Bird and the American Public Gardens Association to promote public awareness of gardens, gardening, plant and water conservation, and environmental issues and initiatives. Learn about Rain Bird’s involvement with National Public Gardens Day.

In an April 12 article in U.S. News & World Report, Rain Bird took two of the five positions in the media outlet's Best Sprinkler Systems review.