For generations, deciding when to water a field came down to habit. Farmers followed the calendar, watched the crop, squeezed ...

What this system can do and who it is forI started building this system after consulting with AI about whether I could see ...

Agriculture drinks roughly seventy percent of the world’s freshwater, and every drop counts. As water scarcity tightens its ...

Soil moisture monitoring is an important part of many plant-monitoring and automatic irrigation systems. A soil moisture sensor allows a controller such as Arduino to determine how much moisture is ...

To grow good plants, you need good soil. The only way to tell what your soil really needs is to take a soil test. Applying too much fertilizer could be detrimental to your plants. You could waste ...

Researchers are using soil moisture levels to better predict the location and severity of wildfires. In Arizona, soil moisture sensors are being installed to provide real-time data for land managers ...

New moisture-monitoring technology is being deployed in Arizona to help predict flooding and prevent destructive wildfires. Salt River Project crews are burying soil sensors in the Tonto National ...

New degradable sensors could reveal insights into the secret—yet essential—microscopic life in soil. The sensors, which are being developed by soil scientists at Lancaster University and researchers ...

This shows a new PHBV degradation sensor. The silver/grey strips are the biodegradable conductive elements that soil microbes nibble on. New degradable sensors could reveal insights into the secret, ...

What is a soil moisture sensor and why are farmers using them more than ever? Agriculture is undergoing a major transformation. As farmers face rising water costs, unpredictable weather, and ...