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Challenge

Duck River faces the challenge of efficiently managing irrigation and fertilization for a vast almond crop spanning 2,600 hectares. With approximately 20 irrigation pumping stations, the company needed to centralize and standardize all processes related to water and nutrient management, ensuring efficient use of resources and preventing human errors in planning and execution.

The complexity of managing multiple farms and the need to maintain precise control over fertilization and fertilizer inventory called for a comprehensive technological solution that would provide reliable, real-time information.

Caso de éxito Duck River con la plataforma digital Vegga.

Solution

To address these challenges, Duck River implemented Irrigation Manager, the VEGGA module that enables centralized planning and monitoring of all irrigation and fertilization operations, allowing users to create:

  • Farming-Specific Irrigation and Fertilization Plans for Farms

    Irrigation Manager makes it easy to create customized irrigation plans, ensuring that each tree receives the right amount of water and nutrients.

  • Bulk Irrigation Programming

    The module allows you to create and send irrigation programs simultaneously to all greenhouses, optimizing time and resources.

  • Control of deviations and automatic corrections

    Irrigation Manager calculates weekly deviations in irrigation and fertilization, automatically adjusting the schedules when necessary.

  • Fertilizer Inventory Management

    The tool accurately tracks fertilizer inventory across all farms and generates PDF orders ready to send to the supplier, simplifying logistics and reducing the risk of shortages.

In addition, a weather station was installed in the almond crop, and the Assisted Irrigation solution was implemented, which made it possible to:

  • Compare irrigation based on Evapotranspiration (ET), adjusting the water application rates without damaging the crop.
  • Significantly reduce water consumption in almond trees:

    Overall length: 7059 mm. Assisted irrigation (unrestricted): 6132 mm with a 13% gradient. Assisted irrigation (restricted): 5684 mm

  • Maintain precise control over irrigation rates and improve the crop’s water efficiency.

Thanks to these features, Duck River is able to manage its crops more consistently and efficiently, minimizing waste and maximizing almond tree productivity.

Caso de éxito Duck River con soluciones digitales de Vegga.

Results obtained

The use of VEGGA has brought Duck River clear benefits:

  • Centralization and standardization of irrigation and fertilization management across all farms.
  • Greater operational efficiency, with fewer human errors and optimized use of fertilizers and water.
  • Precise control over resources and the ability to make informed decisions based on real-time data.
  • Duck River has been using Irrigation Manager for four years, relying on its reliability and efficiency to manage large areas of crops.
  • A significant improvement in the unit’s workflow, allowing them to focus on the productivity and health of the almond trees rather than on repetitive manual tasks.
  • A significant reduction in irrigation water application through assisted irrigation, compared to the method based on calculating water requirements using crop Evapotranspiration (ET). This result was achieved while maintaining adequate crop development even under conditions of limited water availability on the farm, demonstrating more efficient water resource management.

“Since we implemented Irrigation Manager, we’ve been able to control all our irrigation and fertilization processes in a centralized and efficient manner. This gives us peace of mind and allows us to focus on what matters most: the health and productivity of our almond trees.”

Paulo Reguino, Director of Irrigation at Duck River

Challenge

TerraNostra is a new company that has been committed to the complete digitization of its farms from the start. Data management is key to decision-making: the more data is correctly managed, the greater the optimization of resources and profitability.

The company needed a solution that would allow it to efficiently control all agricultural processes, detect anomalies, and ensure productivity from day one. In particular, improving the management of available water capacity and the root development of young crops was essential to achieving its production goals.

Objectives

  • Increase root depth and improve the health of young crops.
  • To promote greater flower induction and the onset of production.
  • Optimize soil water availability to maximize vegetative growth and reduce water stress.
  • Precisely manage irrigation using soil moisture sensors to optimize the use of available water capacity, promote the development of the trees’ root systems during their third year, and ensure a successful harvest the following year.
Caso de éxito Terranostra en agricultura con tecnología digital.

Solution

To address these challenges, TerraNostra implemented VEGGA solutions, including the installation of soil moisture sensors:

  • Irrigation Manager

    It creates a weekly scheduling system and provides tools to precisely control irrigation and fertilization schedules.

  • Irrigation Audits

    They enable technical staff to assess the irrigation systems on a daily basis, identifying potential issues on new farms and ensuring that the system operates correctly.

  • Assisted irrigation

    It has met the crop’s daily irrigation needs, providing support for weekly irrigation planning with detailed week-by-week information. It also provides a daily assessment of irrigation applied, ensuring that the systems are functioning correctly.

  • Crop Protection

    Controls the main pests and diseases affecting olive trees (olive leaf miner, olive fruit fly, and olive fly), ensuring the healthy growth of young olive trees and the fruit production of mature trees thanks to Agrigenio Olivo.

  • Agroclimatic monitoring

    Soil sensor monitoring stations allow for daily assessment of soil moisture levels, available water capacity, and the efficiency of irrigation.

  • Maps

    The visualisation of irrigation sectors and sensors by farm allows field and office staff to quickly monitor the execution of irrigation schedules set in the controllers, thereby increasing flexibility and efficiency.

Caso de éxito Terranostra en agricultura con tecnología digital.

Results obtained

The implementation of VEGGA made it possible to integrate the management of available water capacity directly into the irrigation and fertilization strategy, yielding measurable results:

  • Better control and centralized management of all farms, with access to accurate data from both the office and the field.
  • The use of soil moisture sensors and precise irrigation control made it possible to manage available water efficiently, with direct benefits for crop development.

    In June, when soil probes were started to be used without irrigation guidelines, low moisture levels were recorded at a depth of 60 cm, resulting in poor root development at depth. In July, upon beginning sensor-based control, more frequent and shorter irrigation events were applied, promoting increased vegetative growth. By August, with wetting-drying cycles fully controlled, an increase in moisture at 60 cm was achieved, along with adequate management of water stress at 40–60 cm, promoting deep roots and greater floral induction.

  • Reduced errors and early detection of problems in the field.
  • Improves crop productivity and health by promoting root development and water use efficiency.
  • Agile decision-making based on clear data, ensuring optimal use of the most critical resource: water.

“Thanks to VEGGA, our farms operate as a smart system: we can plan irrigation, fertilization, and pest treatments using accurate and reliable data. This gives us peace of mind and allows us to focus on what matters most: maximizing crop productivity and health.”

Pablo Vega, Director of TerraNostra

Integrated solution

ISFA incorporates VEGGA’s Assisted Irrigation module, a digital twin that automatically manages irrigation for your almond trees, adjusting water doses according to the needs of each plot, optimizing resources, reducing errors, and increasing the efficiency and productivity of the orchards.

Caso de éxito ISFA en agricultura de precisión con tecnología digital.

Challenge

ISFA is an almond producer with a strong commitment to sustainability and resource efficiency. Its farms, which operate under the Efficiency and Sustainability System (SES), require precise management of irrigation water to ensure productivity without compromising water resources.

With vast areas of crop land (6,000 hectares) and limited water availability, the challenge was to create a precision irrigation system that would reduce water consumption, minimize human errors, and help maintain the quality and stability of the crops.

Solution

To address this challenge, ISFA opted for the VEGGA platform, integrating Riego Asistido, the digital irrigation twin developed by IRTA. This solution enables the creation of irrigation plans tailored to each growing season based on available water resources, the characteristics of the orchard, and the water requirements of the almond trees.

Using historical climatical data, soil moisture sensors, and connected weather stations, Riego Asistido generates daily irrigation schedules that are automatically applied through Agrónic controllers.

As a result, ISFA is able to automate the control of its 6,000 hectares, reduce the time spent on technical tasks, and ensure efficient, precise, and sustainable irrigation.

Caso de éxito ISFA en agricultura de precisión con tecnología digital.

Results obtained

The use of VEGGA’s Assisted Irrigation system has provided ISFA with immediate and tangible benefits:

  • Reducing water consumption

    A savings of approximately 500 m³/ha, representing a reduction in water use of more than 15%.

  • Optimizing Technical Staff Time

    Up to an 80% reduction in the time required for irrigation monitoring and programming.

  • Certified sustainable management

    ISFA maintains its GLOBAL GAP, SPRING, and GRASP certifications, ensuring efficient and responsible production.

  • Quick return on investment

    Thanks to the water and time savings, the solution delivers an almost immediate return on investment.

“Thanks to Riego Asistido, we have been able to automate irrigation management across thousands of hectares, ensuring efficient water use and saving our technical unit invaluable time. It’s a tool that makes all the difference.”

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