Precision Irrigation Decisions: The Problem With Treating Every Block the Same

Precision Irrigation Decisions: The Problem With Treating Every Block the Same

When Uniform Fields Aren’t Really Uniform Farms rarely behave as a uniform system. You can stand at the edge of a field, and everything may look consistent. The crop looks healthy. The surface appears dry in some places and darker in others. Maybe the irrigation...
Farm Labor and Robotics: The Bigger Question Agriculture Is Facing

Farm Labor and Robotics: The Bigger Question Agriculture Is Facing

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...
Low Snowpack Irrigation: How Changing Water Timing Is Affecting Irrigation Decisions

Low Snowpack Irrigation: How Changing Water Timing Is Affecting Irrigation Decisions

How Low Snowpack Irrigation Is Shifting Decision Timing Low snowpack irrigation is already shaping decisions earlier than usual this season. From the road, this season doesn’t look that different. Fields are greening up, irrigation systems are starting to run, and...
Why Irrigation Data Doesn’t Change Farming Decisions – And How to Fix It

Why Irrigation Data Doesn’t Change Farming Decisions – And How to Fix It

Even with soil sensors, weather data, and real-time dashboards, growers still make irrigation decisions the same way they always have. Growers walk the field, remember how it looked last week, and rely on experience to know which areas dry out first. When uncertainty...