Testimonial
Martín Canizales
Agropecuaria Camou
Engineer Martín Canizales, Operations Manager at Agropecuaria Camou, located in the state of Sonora, Mexico. The farm utilizes irrigation automation, soil moisture, and climate sensing through DropControl and SmartDrop across approximately 500 hectares of pecan trees, featuring Wichita and Western varieties.
Wallnuts
500 hecte
Irrigation automation, soil moisture and climate sensing
Going back to manual irrigation is not a viable option. It's not economically profitable and limits operational efficiency. If I were to switch to a farm without automation, I would definitely fight to get this system installed.
The uniformity in soil moisture, with consistent and controlled humidity, has significantly improved post-harvest conditions, allowing the tree to maintain optimal growth conditions and produce higher quality fruits. Without the soil moisture and climate sensors, we certainly wouldn't have achieved this
This has considerably reduced operational costs and allowed for a more efficient use of personnel time in other activities.
The main reason for integrating DropControl was to improve water management and daily field operations, especially the manual irrigation rotation which previously took too much time.
