A predictive model combining information about plant physiology, real-time soil conditions and weather forecasts can help make more informed decisions about when and how much to irrigate. This could ...

Stanford researchers developed a new tool to optimize irrigation systems to help farmers reduce their water usage. Daniel Tartakovsky, professor of energy science and engineering, and Weiyu Li Ph.D.

L.A.-based SoilDrops, a forward-thinking startup dedicated to sustainable and effortless irrigation, recently announced the launch of its Smart Irrigation Starter Kit. Debuting on Earth Day, the ...

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He considered the implementation of smart irrigation as one of the priorities in the field of water and soil in the Seventh National Development Plan (2022-2027) and said: “With the implementation of ...

This smart irrigation system has loads of options, especially around soil monitoring, but some will find all that flexibility difficult to wade through. Moen is in the midst of building out deep and ...

As wildfire smoke continues to fill the skies and drought grips the West, farmers are trying to cope with dwindling water supplies and do what they can to sustain profitable operations. Researchers at ...

The Internet of Things (IoT) movement is spilling into the garden. Think of it as an offshoot (pun intended) of the larger connected-home phenomenon, albeit a somewhat disheveled growth that will ...

ITHACA, N.Y. - Fresh water isn't unlimited. Rainfall isn't predictable. And plants aren't always thirsty. Just 3 percent of the world's water is drinkable, and more than 70 percent of that fresh water ...