Every July, Smart Irrigation Month celebrates the benefits of efficient irrigation products, highlighting their positive economic and environmental impacts. One major component of gardening is ...

Since humans began farming more than 10,000 years ago, they have relied largely on their own senses to determine how much water crops need. But as water becomes scarcer, farmers have a greater need to ...

The project is designed to develop an automatic irrigation system which switches the pump motor ON/OFF on sensing the moisture content of the soil. In the field of agriculture, use of proper method of ...

Soil moisture sensors can help farmers save water, by letting them know when their crops actually need to be watered. A new sensor could be particularly helpful, as it incorporates a special material ...

Researchers have successfully tested a system that can monitor soil moisture using just a standard camera and an AI algorithm. The system holds huge potential as a simple, affordable solution for ...

BLACKVILLE – A Clemson University irrigation specialist has found using soil moisture sensors in fields can increase average net income by almost 20%.