Why Vineyard Irrigation Scheduling Gets Complicated Vineyard irrigation scheduling is rarely as simple as deciding how many hours to run the pump. One block may show signs of water stress while another still has enough moisture. Soil type, rootstock, canopy size,...
What Can Affect an Irrigation System in Hot Weather? Your irrigation system in hot weather may face very different demands than it did earlier in the season. August heat can increase crop water needs and expose irrigation problems that were harder to notice just a few...
What Almond Tree Water Stress May Be Telling You Almond tree water stress can appear even while the irrigation system is running. This does not always mean the entire orchard needs more water. Stress can develop when crop demand increases, irrigation does not reach...
Why Summer Irrigation Decisions Matter More Than Ever For growers of walnuts, almonds, olives, and other tree crops, summer irrigation decisions are some of the most important choices made all season. As temperatures climb and evapotranspiration increases, trees enter...
A New Reality For Western Growers Colorado River water shortages have become one of the most important issues facing agriculture across the western United States. As negotiations continue over how the river’s water will be managed in the years ahead, growers are...
A Different Kind of Question Picture a harvest crew moving through a field. Trucks moving. Dust in the air. Radios going. People make dozens of small decisions throughout the day. Then imagine a student team sitting in a classroom building a robot designed to solve...
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