How Irrigation Technology Is Continuing to Evolve

Posted by Brian Sparks|February 1, 2022

Historic drought conditions placing intense pressure on water resources. An increasing worldwide emphasis on sustainability focusing its gaze directly on agriculture. A changing climate causing growers everywhere to adapt to unfamiliar production conditions. There has never been a more optimal time for the adoption of efficient and innovative technology tools for irrigation.

Weather stations, soil moisture sensors, remote sensing from planes, drones, and satellites — much of the available technology is familiar to growers everywhere at this point. But those tools are just scratching the surface of what’s available, and what soon will be.

While some of the more anticipated developments may still be a few years away from practical use, according to the experts there are a number of technologies available now that are yet to be fully exploited by growers and agriculture in general.

“The advancement in probes and the ability to remotely monitor now provides reliable information for the standard ‘When, Where, and How Much’ question. However, the adoption is not what you would expect with many still managing their irrigation based on tradition and/or ‘one-size-fits-all’ strategies,” says Hylon Kaufmann, Director of Business Development & Marketing, Ranch Systems.

Learn more about where we are now with irrigation technology, and where we’re headed, in this special digital report presented by Greenhouse Grower’s parent company, Meister Media Worldwide, and its full team of editors.