Introduction Your crops need water to grow and produce, but knowing how much to irrigate and when is critical to having the healthiest crop and achieving the best yields possible. In this era of climate change and increasingly unpredictable weather, farmers need to rely more and more on irrigation. At the same time, the agriculture […]

Soil moisture and its availability to support plant growth is a primary factor in crop yield. Too little moisture can result in yield loss and plant death. Too much causes root disease and wasted water.   Just as important, water is a delivery mechanism for any nutrients that are not tightly bound to the soil. […]

Here is a list of programs and services to support innovation, sustainable farming, business development, managing risk, trade and market development for Canadian agriculture. Explore AgPal – a web-based discovery tool to help you find agriculture-related programs and services administered by several partners and organizations. Program and Service Finder Innovation- Northern Ontario Development Program FedNor is […]

If you knew how much water stayed in the field, wouldn’t it be easier to anticipate over-watering conditions: rot, disease, pests; anticipate under-watering and take measures to add water? If you knew what was happening on your farm, you’d be a better farmer with better production quality and better yield. Theoretically, the process seems very […]

This article investigates the results of work done in University of California and University of Georgia that studied the use of soil sensors and impact on costs and revenue in a test farm. They observed a 21% increase in profitability by using soil sensors to manage irrigation schedules in high value crops; as well as improved crop health.

When developing and designing ConnectedCrops, we looked very closely at Wi-Fi-based weather stations, and ultimately decided that it wasn’t a practical solution for most growers.  In the long run, WiFi was both more expensive, when all costs are considered, and more difficult to maintain.  This article provides a behind-the-scenes look into our product development process […]

Detecting moisture and heat stress are important steps to any effective irrigation management system. In the process of scouting your crops, you or the person doing it needs to understand some of the basics that exist with field moisture stresses and to be sure not to confuse them with heat stress. Plant Stress in General: […]