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Water and Energy Efficiency
Example Projects:
AI model development, using field, plant, and weather data, to estimate crop water demand
On-site solar-based nitrogen production
Irrigation Technology Acceleration
Example Projects:
Next generation soil moisture technology to improve irrigation management in turf & landscapes
Improving water/input use efficiency indoor ag with live monitoring and machine learning
System Integration & Management
Example Projects:
Expanding the Parallel 41 flux network to support real-time evapotranspiration estimates
Connecting field scale performance to watershed health: calculating real-time water use on farm and across a watershed using electrical data
Remote Sensing & Big Data
Example Projects:
Using remotely sensed data to identify critical areas in California orchards where precision ag technologies can improve irrigation management
Satellite and UAS imagery used to implement
timely irrigation strategies