Agurotech Almar de Bont helps save water, time and energy.
Arable farmer Almar de Bont uses Agurotech’s soil sensors to know exactly when irrigation is really needed. With 12 sensors spread over 150 hectares of onions and potatoes, he continuously monitors soil moisture.
“We have so many acres that you can’t do it without planning. The sensors also take the weather forecast into account, so you can think ahead. That allows you to better plan which plots have priority. That saves a lot of stress.”
On four onion plots (18 hectares), the measurements showed he could skip a round of irrigation, good for a savings of about €2,700 in water, fuel and labor. Monitoring costs him about €13 per hectare per year, so one round saved already covers the investment.
