How irrigation automation is changing modern farming

About this episode

This episode discusses how irrigation automation is transforming modern farming practices with insights from Jared Gouws of Netafim.

In this episode of Farmer’s Inside Track, we speak with Jared Gouws from Netafim about how irrigation automation is helping farmers improve precision and efficiency. He explains how sensors, data and centralised control systems enable real-time irrigation decisions, reduce labour and optimise water and nutrient use. The discussion also explores how automation is becoming increasingly accessible to both large and small-scale farmers.

People in this episode

Guest: Jared Gouws

Topics covered

• irrigation automation
• precision farming
• efficiency
• sensors
• data
• real-time decisions
• accessibility

Keywords

• irrigation
• automation
• farming
• precision
• efficiency
• sensors
• data
• water use
• nutrient use

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Netafim

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