Photo Credit: Ceres Imaging
A first of its kind study on irrigation efficiency shows a typical 1,000-acre grower loses around $103,000 annually to basic irrigation issues.
John Bourne, Vice President of Ceres Imaging tells Brownfield they used field data and aerial thermal imaging on 700,000 acres of drip irrigated specialty crops in California to assess the scale of clogs, leaks, and pressure problems. And while the switch to drip irrigation has helped reduce water waste the past decade, research shows farmers are losing profit.
