Testimonial
Samuel Fuentes
Agrícola Santa Luisa
Samuel Fuentes, General Manager of Agrícola Santa Luisa, located in San Carlos, Ñuble region, oversees 531 acres planted with Tonda di Giffoni European Hazelnut. Planted in 2018, the trees are irrigated with a double drip line system that has a flow rate of 0.055 inches per hour
Hazelnut
215 Hectare
Double line irrigation
It gives us peace of mind to know that things are being done as planned and that we can detect and correct any errors in a timely manner.
We no longer have to walk the entire farm to find a leak. Instead, an alert is sent directly to us, allowing us to check it and immediately confirm that a main line has broken.
PROJECTED ENERGY USE
2000 m3/ha
Projected water consumption for 2019
1500 m3/ha
Consumption water cash 2019
The plants showed great vigor in their second year. We saw no limitations in their root systems, even though strong winds restricted their height. In fact, we had excellent root growth.
