Tule Acquired by CropX!

I’m excited to announce that Tule has been acquired by CropX Technologies! CropX is an Ag Tech company with about 100 employees, including a deep bench of agronomic, product development, and engineering talent. The hardware and software development team at CropX is about 35 people! The CropX system offers its users real-time mobile and desktop insights and advice on irrigation, disease control, nutrient management, and more, based on above-ground crop sensing data and below-ground soil monitoring. Although CropX has a robust set of agronomic decision support tools and offices worldwide, CropX is very similar to Tule. Both companies are veteran agriculture businesses that have thrived by staying focused on supporting their customers and building simple, science-based products. 

Tule and CropX combined offer everything there is to love about Tule and more. We will continue to support and improve Tule’s products. In addition, we will integrate soil moisture sensing and evapotranspiration monitoring into one platform. CropX’s other capabilities, including their disease management tool, will also be available in their complete agronomic farm management platform. I will continue as the leader of the Tule business unit within CropX while working to build upon our existing product offerings and expand globally. 

Ten years ago, I started Tule as a spin-out of my research at UC Davis. At the time, I had thought nothing could be more rewarding than to see a fundamental science innovation out of the lab and in production agriculture. How naive of me that I thought productizing my research would be the most meaningful part! The most rewarding part of my journey at Tule has been getting to know and work with many growers I admire and consider my friends. I look forward to embarking on the next stage of the Tule journey!

Please feel free to reach out to us if you have any questions. As always, we love hearing from you!

Tom Shapland, PhD
CEO
Tule, a part of CropX