Soil Scout Sensor 4
Sensor is the quarterly magazine from in-ground soil sensor experts Soil Scout. Catch up with some of the industry's most influential characters and read the latest news and views from our team and much more!
Sensor is the quarterly magazine from in-ground soil sensor experts Soil Scout. Catch up with some of the industry's most influential characters and read the latest news and views from our team and much more!
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Case<br />
Study<br />
extremely short. Using technology that measures<br />
the temperature of the soil at different depths,<br />
farmers can record their soil’s history over time<br />
and understand the optimal growing seasons.<br />
Likewise for moisture, having the ability<br />
to control when you irrigate can mean the<br />
difference between harvesting a crop or not.<br />
The system design of your irrigation should<br />
specifically allow for the dynamic and changing<br />
needs of the truffle trees as they mature.<br />
By using a soil moisture sensor, farmers can<br />
pinpoint exactly when and where they need to<br />
irrigate and in real-time. The added benefit of<br />
a buried wireless sensor is that farmers can see<br />
and control the moisture temperature in remote<br />
locations without needing to physically attend<br />
the growing site.<br />
<strong>Soil</strong> aeration<br />
The control of moisture and air content<br />
down to 30 cm is really important for growing<br />
truffles. Since truffles are living and breathing<br />
organisms, they need oxygen while being able<br />
to exhaust carbon dioxide. Optimal irrigation<br />
leaves soil pore space open for gas exchange<br />
(instead of filling it with water). Maintaining a<br />
balance between moisture and air is a significant<br />
challenge that <strong>Soil</strong> <strong>Scout</strong> and SubAir Systems<br />
are solving together.<br />
<strong>Soil</strong> <strong>Scout</strong>’s sensor transmits moisture,<br />
temperature, and salinity data in real-time from<br />
up to 2 metres below the surface, while SubAir’s<br />
subsurface aeration and moisture removal units<br />
guarantee ideal conditions by automatically<br />
adjusting the moisture levels of the soil<br />
according to live, real-time soil conditions. In a<br />
sudden downpour, the vacuum systems activate<br />
to eliminate excess moisture in the soil profile,<br />
with 36x faster drainage than natural drainage<br />
alone.<br />
Digital measurements are key with<br />
climate change<br />
Climate change means that growing seasons<br />
will be different in the future compared to the<br />
past and that weather will vary more from<br />
year to year than before. What’s more, truffle<br />
growing is a long-term endeavour; therefore,<br />
the changing weather must be considered when<br />
selecting a suitable site, and technology can<br />
be adapted to track these long trends so that<br />
we can better predict how to deal with certain<br />
outcomes in the future. For example, if a farm<br />
is to produce for 30-40 years; what will the<br />
temperature and rainfall patterns be in 2050?<br />
With technology, you can follow and predict<br />
these patterns and then reproduce the most<br />
favourable conditions.<br />
The more accurate and optimal truffle farms<br />
can change and fine-tune their operations with<br />
information from soils, the better off truffle<br />
farms will be. Since establishing truffle farms<br />
in the 1970s, the climate and practices have<br />
changed significantly – don’t stay in the past,<br />
unlock the true potential of your soil today with<br />
<strong>Soil</strong> <strong>Scout</strong>.<br />
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