Tech to Integrate Precision Irrigation Data into Farm Programs

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Tech to Integrate Precision Irrigation Data into Farm Programs

Valley® Irrigation is Taking the First Step Toward Creating Unified Farm Management with Irrigation ExchangeT, Cutting-Edge Technology Embedded in the Valley BaseStation3T Irrigation Remote Control and Monitoring Product

Massive amounts of data are being generated every day on the farm. Making this information useful can be challenging, especially as an increasing number of systems generate multiple streams of unstructured, unintegrated data. Wouldn't it be nice if all those applications worked together to make farm management easier?

Valley® Irrigation is taking the first step toward creating unified farm management with Irrigation ExchangeT, cutting-edge technology embedded in the Valley BaseStation3T irrigation remote control and monitoring product. Irrigation Exchange enables growers to share precision irrigation data with complementary management systems and make informed water application decisions.

Valley Irrigation, The Leader in Precision Irrigation®, is working with industry-leading seed companies, equipment manufacturers and agronomy service providers to synchronize irrigation with other critical and interdependent farm operations. This integration leads to data-driven irrigation decisions that increase efficiency, production and profits.

Valley Director of Technology Adoption Andy Smith said some growers use more than 20 separate software programs to manage their farm operations. Irrigation Exchange allows growers to actively control their irrigation equipment from within other farm management platforms, eliminating the need to log into or switch between multiple systems.

"Irrigation certainly doesn't happen in a vacuum," Smith said. "The amount of water needed depends on everything from soil and crop type to rainfall and fertility.

"Irrigation Exchange makes relevant, timely data available across a variety of platforms for farmers, farm managers, agronomists or whomever the grower chooses. It provides a truly comprehensive approach to irrigation management."

Smith emphasized that Valley believes all farm-specific irrigation information belongs to the growers.

Source: Corn+Soybean

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