06/10/2024
Limoneira Farms
Testimonial
Alfredo Reyes
Limoneira Farms
Limoneira is a large lemon and avocado farming operation consisting of 6 ranches covering 5,000+ acres throughout the Southern California region. Limoneira Farm Leadman of 10 years, Alfredo Reyes, has been utilizing DropControl for these ranches over the last 3 years, and has seen a drastic saving of water, increase in yield, and improvement of fruit size and plant vigor.
Lemon and Avocado
5,000+ acres
Telemetry and automation
Project Details:
- 1,000 acre lemon and avocado ranch near Ventura, CA
- Controlling 13 different blocks
- API Integration with recommendations
Results:
- Schedule remotely ahead of time and overnight
- Track water usage
- Reduce set time
- Track soil moisture levels and trends at various depths
- Overall uniformity of the plants and yield size increase
- Save on labor costs
Results
- 30% water savings
- Reduced 24-hour set times to 6-hours per week
- Increase in fruit yield and size Faster
- fruit growth
- Savings on labor due to the capability to schedule actions remotely
With automation and soil moisture sensors working together, we are able to see when the water reaches the root zone. That is where we’ve seen a difference and have reduced water use.
