Case Study
Anthony Furlong
Nutrien Ag Solutions
Nutrien Ag Solutions was interested in working with WiseConn by implementing irrigation control and monitoring of almond and citrus orchards in the California Central Valley. A local grower, Anthony Furlong, is managing the test system by utilizing the DropControl irrigation automation system, testing the benefits of the online web-based scheduling platform, and irrigation data monitoring.
Almond and citrus
90 Acress
Irrigation data monitoring
Project Details:
- 90 Acres of Almonds and Citrus
- Control of 2 pumps and 6 valves
- Monitoring 2 flow meters
- Manually irrigating 3 days/week, 8 hours/day
Project Goals:
- Reduce irrigation set times
- Irrigation outside of daily peak hours
- Ability to run separate pumps and valves into multiple blocks
Project Results:
- Automated irrigations 3 days/week, 4 hours/day
- Valve groupings for easier irrigation scheduling
- Flow data recordings for record keeping
