PRECISION IRRIGATION


Farmers are transforming the way they grow crops, as con- sumers are looking for more controlled and tracked food sources.


us. The growers who are incorporating automation and control platforms in their precision irrigation practices are the same growers who will be transitioning portions of their acres to indoor controlled environment agriculture. The same technologies that are now available to them for their traditional growing applications will be the ones they turn to when they install their first acres of greenhouse crops.


Precision irrigation of the future will also see a transformation of the on-farm irrigator position. When considering the


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importance of water for crop growth and nutrient delivery, the irrigator is one of the most important roles on the farm, but it is not always the most valued. With the addition of technologies and other


tools to help the grower, the irrigator will move from a role that opens and closes valves to one that monitors control systems and provides data feedback for future decision-making. This, paired with the future availability of labor and the cost of labor with agriculture hours changing, will be additional drivers for growers to take a second look at their current irrigation practices.


One day, will we be able to ask our smart devices to tell us soil moisture or irrigation system health from anywhere in the world? Will we have the ability to determine the best yield capable based on historically tracked data and machine learning? Most definitely.


Frank Toves, CAIS, CID, CIC regional manager for Irrigation Design and  


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