Business value
Solution
Opportunity
AC HARTMAN BV USES SENSOTERRA SMART SENSORS TO PRODUCE OPTIMUM
YIELD USING LoRaWAN
®
"Before having Sensoterra sensors, predicting yield
was a very complex task. Sensoterra app is my daily
tool to make the right irrigation decisions." – Danny
Monte, Forecast and Quality Administration and
Quality Control Manager, AC Hartman BV
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With the utilization of Sensoterra's soil moisture sensors, AC Hartman BV
was able to maintain greenhouse crops during governmental irrigation
restrictions.
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Greenhouses use a drip system combined with overhead sprinklers, and
when the government-imposed irrigation restrictions, Sensoterra sensors
provided AC Hartman BV the information to optimize irrigation by
maintaining moisture levels just above the wilting point.
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In the summer of 2018 there was an extreme drought, and AC Hartman BV
relied on Sensoterra soil moisture sensors to support irrigation decisions for
greenhouse crops, cucumbers, chili peppers, bell peppers, and tomatoes,
which helped to maintain crop vitality, prevent permanent wilting, and save
more crops.
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Growing greenhouse crops require crop behavior to be monitored constantly
and production management must be extremely precise in order to meet
customer expectations. Proper forecasting is necessary to not only prevent
harvest waste, but to find buyers when yield is above expectation.
