Precision irrigation robot shows how soil variation changes water needs, reducing waste and boosting orchard efficiency.

Using self-developed drones and advanced sensors, researchers can now see both under the snow and into the ground. The ...

Irrigation experts explain how tracking daily "deposits and withdrawals" can prevent costly watering mistakes and protect ...

Tiny organisms on the ground—bacteria and fungi—have a "superpower" that allows them to reach up into the atmosphere and pull ...

A sensor with side hustles.

The SparkFun Qwiic Soil Moisture Sensor (SEN-17731) is a simple breakout for measuring the moisture in soil and similar materials. The soil moisture sensor is pretty straightforward to use. The two ...

Over the last two weeks, temperatures in Des Moines have been a little warmer than expected. The last few days of March saw ...

A plant never whispers when it needs water. It wilts, it droops, it gives up—often long before anyone notices. That silent ...

MU Extension and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources are working together to gather drought data. The DNR came up ...

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Is the Arduino Uno Q the missing piece in your next project? With its hybrid design that fuses the precision of a microcontroller with the flexibility of a Linux-based single-board computer, this ...

Seeed Studio sent us a review sample of the XIAO Soil Moisture Sensor powered by the XIAO ESP32C6 wireless module and running on a single AA battery. Designed for ultra-low power consumption, it’s ...