Agriculture

IoT Sensors Automate Irrigation

Smart Water, Bigger Harvests: How IoT Sensors Automate Irrigation – and Cut Water Use by 30%+

Why this matters now “Agriculture is responsible for 70 percent of all freshwater withdrawals worldwide.” FAOHome As droughts intensify and energy costs rise, leaking water through over‑irrigation is untenable. The good news: precise measurement and automation—using the Internet of Things (IoT)—turn irrigation
September 23, 2025
Space-Age Farming

“Space-Age Farming: The 2025 Guide to Satellites That Spot Crop Stress, Soil Moisture & Yields—Almost in Real Time”

Expert soundbites 1) What satellite crop monitoring actually measures Plant status (optical & thermal):Multispectral imagers (Sentinel‑2, Landsat, PlanetScope) quantify greenness (NDVI/EVI), chlorophyll (red‑edge indices), and canopy water (NDWI/NDMI), proxies for vigor and stress. Sentinel‑2’s unique red‑edge bands (705–783 nm) sharpen sensitivity to chlorophyll
September 22, 2025