The National Inventors Hall of Fame will induct 22 new honorees in May. This 2020 class includes the Nebraska farmer that invented center-point irrigation. Frank Zybach received a patent for his irrigation system in 1952. Two years later, Valley Manufacturing acquired the patent rights from Zybach. Today, the Omaha-based company is known as Valmont Industries and is a global leader in center-pivot systems.
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