Optimizing High-Value Crop Irrigation: How Sensoterra Soil Moisture Sensors Support Growers
Efficient water management is essential for growers of high-value crops like orchards, vineyards, and perennials. Balancing precise irrigation with the demands of specialty crops can make all the difference in yield, quality, and long-term profitability. Sensoterra soil moisture sensors monitor moisture levels in real-time, helping growers to optimize irrigation schedules, and improve overall crop health.
The Power of Real-Time Data for High-Value Crops
High-value crops are sensitive to even minor changes in soil moisture. From vineyard grapevines to perennial orchards, precise irrigation is critical for healthy, high-quality yields. Yet, according to the Lodi Winegrowers, waterlogged vineyard soils can have a detrimental effect on vine health, leading to oxygen depletion in root zones and increasing the risk of disease in overly moist conditions. With Sensoterra sensors, growers gain granular data on soil moisture, giving them the insights needed to avoid both waterlogging and drought stress.
A Real-World Success Story: Fallon Place and eVineyard Integration
The eVineyard platform has taken precision irrigation to the next level by integrating Sensoterra soil moisture sensors, giving vineyard managers a full picture of soil moisture across root zones at different depths. Corey from Fallon Place Wines shared his experience after setting up the system in his vineyard:
“Well done on the Sensoterra soil moisture sensors and thanks for doing the eVineyard integration with them. It took me ages to find a durable and accurate moisture sensor. The sensor is feeding data into the eVineyard platform, and it lets me create a model of soil moisture across the different root zone depths and monitor it to make sure it stays in the proper zone. The vines look a lot healthier this year utilizing the tool with the adjusted soil profile. I’ll probably buy one for each of the other blocks over the winter if eVineyard builds support for multiple data feeds per block. Thanks again!”
– Corey, Fallon Place Vineyard Manager
With this setup, Corey can manage irrigation by monitoring soil moisture at various depths, ensuring that his vines receive the optimal amount of water and reducing the risk of under- or over-watering—a key factor in preventing waterlogged soils.
A Sustainable Solution for High-Value Crop Management
Water regulation also plays a key role in the availbilty of nutrients held within the soil solution, for plant uptake. Proper irrigation means unlocking the potential of soil to provide resources to the plant, while also making sure applied inputs aren’t lost to over saturation and washout. Sensoterra helps growers meet sustainability standards and certifications by demonstrating responsible water use and supporting sustainable growth practices. For growers who need to track and document water usage to meet sustainability requirements, Sensoterra provides the data and insights necessary to stay compliant.
Ensuring Crop Health with Precise Irrigation
Sensoterra’s sensors are especially beneficial in areas prone to climate variability, where even small moisture changes can impact yield. Corey’s success at Fallon Place shows the importance of data-based irrigation in managing soil moisture across zones and adapting irrigation to environmental conditions. This level of precision supports higher quality and yield for high-value crops while protecting root health and soil structure.
Key Benefits of Sensoterra Sensors for Drip and Targeted Irrigation Systems
For high-value crops, drip and targeted sprinkler systems are commonly used to minimize water waste and provide precise irrigation. Sensoterra’s soil moisture sensors are ideally suited for these methods, offering several benefits that make them an invaluable addition to modern agriculture:
- Precision Control Over Root Zone Moisture
With real-time data, growers can keep soil moisture levels within ideal ranges, maximizing crop growth and quality. Sensoterra sensors are calibrated for specific soil types, so data is accurate and actionable, providing a reliable basis for irrigation adjustments. - Cost Savings on Water and Labor
By using data-driven insights to irrigate only when necessary, growers save on water costs and reduce the need for manual soil checks. Sensoterra’s long-lasting, maintenance-free sensors minimize labor costs over time, providing a sustainable solution that lowers total expenses while optimizing crop health. - Seamless Integration for Automation
Sensoterra’s API-based data integration allows for easy connection with other platforms, such as eVineyard, giving growers an efficient, fully automated solution. This integration supports smarter irrigation schedules and simplifies soil moisture monitoring across multiple zones and depths, providing a comprehensive approach to crop irrigation management.
Ready to Optimize Your Irrigation?
For growers of high-value crops, Sensoterra soil moisture sensors provide the precision, reliability, and affordability needed to achieve better yields and more efficient water use. Discover how Sensoterra can transform your irrigation management. Get in touch to learn more about Sensoterra’s soil moisture sensors.
About Sensoterra
Sensoterra develops low-cost, simple, and robust wireless soil moisture sensors, providing actionable insights that enable water management platforms and solutions. Our sensors are built to integrate into any platform with our unique ‘API first’ philosophy – offering freedom and flexibility for data integration. It is our mission to enable water management platforms and solutions worldwide. We help by ‘Making Sense of Water’. We produce simple, robust, and low-cost wireless soil moisture sensors that are easy to deploy and built to integrate. With proven success in the applications of smart city landscaping, environmental monitoring, and precision agriculture, the Sensoterra solution integrates seamlessly in existing water and land management platforms.
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Jessica Nuboer
Marketing & Communications
Sensoterra
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