Early Season Heat Waves Make Irrigation Timing Harder to Manage

Early Season Heat Waves Make Irrigation Timing Harder to Manage

Early Heat Waves Are Reshaping Irrigation Decisions Early-season heat waves make irrigation timing harder to manage across many growing regions as temperatures rise faster and earlier than expected. A stretch of record-breaking heat across much of the United States is...
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...
SGMA Water Management for Growers: Why Grower-Owned Data Matters More Than Ever

SGMA Water Management for Growers: Why Grower-Owned Data Matters More Than Ever

Why Growers Hesitate There is a growing sentiment in agriculture right now: if I do not measure it, I do not have to explain it. At first glance, that can feel like protection. Fewer numbers, fewer questions, less exposure, but in practice, it often means giving up...
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...