Efficient use of irrigation water saves cost, provides the best yield, fruit quality, and helps growers to remain within their allocated water budget. As a service to our winegrower community, and in collaboration with UCCE and the Rancho California water district, we invited leading irrigation experts to share the latest best irrigation practices on November 16 in our home town Temecula.
Dr. Ali Montazar joined University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) in 2017 as Irrigation and Water Management Advisor, and he presented “Tools and Principles for Efficient Irrigation Management of Vineyards”
Mark Battany is serving as the Water Management and Biometeorology Advisor for San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties, and his presentation “”Irrigation management strategies to produce quality wine grapes” was very well received.
Technology is an important tool for making irrigation decisions. Sharing the latest best practices, and latest developments, provides key insights how to make use of technology for optimal irrigation results.
Wireless technology workshop
Part of the technology used by Vinduino sensors is a wireless network, which is available to the community and free to use. To promote this wireless sensor network, also know as LoRaWAN, we organized a technology workshop at the recent Hackaday conference in Pasadena, where participants could build their own sensor station, connect to the network, and see the data appear on an Internet screen. There was an overwhelming interest for the workshop, unfortunately there was space for only 20 participants, and many people were waitlisted.
Together with the LA based community for LoRaWAN, we are open to support additional workshops for people interested in this technology for themselves or for starting a local (Ag)community network.
