ECH2O System, a fully accredited service for optimizing your irrigation scheduling

Nowadays, farmers can’t spend much time on their irrigation scheduling, as there are so many aspects to be managed in the farm. About their irrigation, they look for robust systems, which make them feel safe, and contribute to the profitability of their business.

ECH2O System is an interesting combination of technology and services that bring these elements into the farm.

Concerning the technology, ECH2O System is based on reliable equipment manufactured by the American company DECAGON DEVICES INC. Depending on the farmers needs, solutions based on continuous monitoring, with or without remote data transmission, will be implemented. The installation design will depend on the crop, the field and other relevant local element.

The service is definitely a key point of ECH2O System approach: from the installation, maintenance, data extraction and interpretation… all the steps are supervised by specialized technicians who are accredited to provide the service. Nevertheless, information isn’t captive! Through trainings and continuous learning, farmers and technicians will gain day by day knowledge and autonomy to increase their control on the irrigation stakes.

Optiriego Consulting is collaborating closely with LabFerrer to develop in Europe and North-Africa these services. If you are interested, or just curious, don’t hesitate, contact us!

Soil moisture probe: ¿How to choose?

Year after year, farmers and technicians are more and more aware that irrigation agriculture requires the use of environmental sensors, especially soil moisture probes. What are the criteria when to choose one of those?

First, a point of real importance to choose the tool you will use is the size of the irrigated plot: in a 2-3 ha strawberry plot, or a 20 ha super intensive olive production, the savings you will get with your soil moisture sensor in water, electricity and fertilizers offer you a short term profitability for this investment.

Another aspect to take into consideration is the irrigation automatization: with a full automatized irrigation system, it’s easier to ajust the irrigation schedule and benefit from the probe information. When a computerized system is not available, the use of programmable control valves can be represent a clear improvement in the water management.

Finally, what usually helps us to choose the type of material to use is the associated service that goes with: Some do prefer seeing a technician every week, who comes to check the data and provide information personally. Others will opt for a more autonomous solution, in which data will be available at anytime through internet.

If you contact us, we’ll help you to calculate the benefits you can get thanks to our moisture management tools and services, so that you can opt for the best irrigation strategy.

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