Growers can use technology and services for precise irrigation.
As the world’s population grows and the amount of fresh water that can be used to grow food continues to decrease, the agriculture industry faces a huge challenge. It needs to make more food with less money and time. Traditional ways of farming with irrigation are causing damage to resources and a drop in crop yields. In the world’s current environmental situation, farmers need to find a way to improve the way they use water to increase crop yields while also protecting and improving natural resources. Hortau’s precise irrigation management is a key part of giving growers the long-term solution they need. Hortau’s soil tension technology lets growers know exactly when, where, and for how long to water their crops, which saves them money on water, energy, and labor. Hortau’s idea makes farming more accurate, which is a big step toward more sustainable farming.
Positive facts about Hortau’ Complete Service
In field tomatoes production, at -30kPa irrigation threshold, yield went up to 25% higher using our solution compared to using water content technology
In cranberries, water use efficiency increased between 21-92%, whereas yield improved between 12-100%
In cranberries production, irrigation costs consist of energy (diesel) and manpower savings – For an average summer, the savings associated with reduced diesel fuel consumption amounted to $90.41 acre and the savings for manpower was $54.22 acre
In cranberry production, in most scenarios (wet vs dry summer, large vs small operation), payback can be obtained in less than a year.
In strawberries: yield increase of 6-41%, water use efficiency increase of 7-93%
In potatoes : Yield increase of 12-40% and water savings of 43%
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