Are irrigation events not appearing on your Tule dashboard? This blog post will go over how to troubleshoot. The two most common reasons for missing irrigations are: 1. The in-line pressure switch is not connected. 2. There is low water pressure in the irrigation line. If irrigation events do not appear on the Tule dashboard, […]
As a Tule customer, I’m delighted to contribute a guest blog post on the Tule website. I would like to share with you my journey and insights on harnessing the power of Tule sensors to optimize irrigation practices on our family farm. In this blog post, I will highlight our short-term and long-term wins with […]
As a grower, you know that irrigation management is your highest leverage tool for influencing your crop value. Water stress significantly impacts your crop yield and quality. That’s where Tule’s FieldStat comes in. FieldStat is a revolutionary technology that measures crop water status directly in your field, giving you crucial insights into the water stress […]
Hopefully, the term “ET” doesn’t make you think of a friendly, homesick extra-terrestrial. Do you know the importance of ET in your field? Did you know that not all “ET” values are created equal? What is ET? Evapotranspiration (ET) is the process of evaporation from plant and soil surfaces and transpiration from within plant tissues. […]
Great growers start irrigation planning now! Tule sensors measure the soil water budget in hundreds of fields throughout California for our customers. At the start of each water year (October 1), we measure the water inputs (i.e., irrigation and rain) and subtract the water outputs (i.e., field-scale orchard water use measured with Tule sensors, […]
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 […]
Tule sensors offer growers four main deliverables: 1 Daily Actual Evapotranspiration (ETa) of your field 2 Daily water stress measurements of your field 3 Real-time irrigation monitoring in your field 4 Irrigation suggestions for your field Let’s take a deeper dive into each of these deliverables so you know exactly the type of information […]
Distribution uniformity values most growers consider “good enough” could still be costing $700 per acre. This fall, Team Tule was pleased to join the Almond Board of California on their Irrigation Workshop Series. We spoke to growers all over the state about the differences between Reference Evapotranspiration (i.e., the water use of a lawn) and […]
Tule’s best growers use the Season Summary Report to guide their decision. The Tule 2022 Season Summary Reports are live! I love the reports for their agronomic overview of the annual cropping cycle. But did you know you can also use the Season Summary Reports to answer that perennial question: “What should my FieldStat […]