Case study: Using soil sensing technologies to understand irrigation requirements
Publication date: 19 January 2020
Case study
This case study looks at the use soil sensing technologies to understand irrigation requirements on Jack Abbott’s farm. This resource was developed as part of the Hort Innovation Vegetable Fund project Adoption of precision systems technology in vegetable production (VG16009).
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