California’s draught has been so severe that even irrigation couldn’t keep up, a new report says. In addition, dry farming was challenged with a lack of micro nutrient delivery, as nutrients delivered via drip irrigation systems did not have enough water to reach deep root zones.
And there’s more bad news: 2022 is predicted to be the driest in 1,200 years.
“Unfortunately growers now have to contend with the constant threats of a changing climate,” said Adam Koeppel, Co-Founder and CEO of Agrology. “It’s imperative that growers can track and understand all important elements in realtime–from water to soil to smoke. We built Agrology to do just that. One system and one app to give growers a view into what’s happening in that moment and the near future.”
Underground, the Agrology soil probes tracked volumetric moisture, soil water potential, soil conductivity, and soil temperature. In the canopy, the atmospheric array tracked humidity and air temperature. The Agrology Drought Irrigation Report pulled data from these probes and arrays in both dry farmed and irrigated vineyards.
“We were really impressed by how our growers adapted their strategies to changing regulations and conditions mid-season,” Koeppel continued. “Whether dry farmed or irrigated, our customers used the data to take action and quickly mitigate any issues.”
Agrology leads the market in not only tracking but predicting issues before they begin. The Agrology ground truth sensors gather the precise data on heat, soil and air moisture, VOCs, and weather events. Artificial intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) is then applied to the data to predict future events and issues. To make data actionable, Agrology delivers it via an easy t