Smart Farming, and IoT

For as long as there is the US, there is the Agriculture as an important part of our economy in the US. Agriculture is fast becoming a "High Tech" industry. Farmers need to increase the yields from farming dramatically. Some estimates for our world population have us double in size of people on earth. Double.

Fresh Water

One driver to farm productivity is water. A lot of water. Most estimates tell us that over 70% of all fresh water used is for farming.

Smart Farming

The smart farm now actively measure the moisture levels continuously at a different depth, and at many points. Measurements are reported to smart irrigation systems. One company found that freshwater consumption can be cut by as much as 30%, depending on the crop. Not only do we save water, but it turns out, that by NOT overwatering, crop yield increases in some cases by 7%.
And. The same IoT probes can also measure pH levels, and other soil chemicals; assessing the health of the ground. The farmer can now decide with actual data what fertilization is needed where.
Smart Farms, low-cost IoT decision systems; getting data about ambient temperature, humidity, improve crop yield, improve plant economics, reduce unneeded irrigation, reduce unneeded fertilization.

What is next?

The next steps will see smart vineyards, smart aquaculture systems.
You want to know more, and get names of companies involved, just drop me a note. Full Disclosure: I am not associated or connected to any of the companies.