Tag: Soil Moisture Monitoring
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How Can Satellite Agricultural Monitoring Help Identify Areas That May Need Irrigation or Drainage?
Monitoring can help identify areas where water conditions deserve closer investigation. This gives farmers a more focused starting point for checking whether parts of a field need additional water or drainage. Conditions can vary within a single field. Applying the same response everywhere may overlook differences that matter to crop performance. How does the platform…
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From Crop Health to Irrigation Management: How Satellite Remote Sensing Can Help Agriculture Respond to Growing Water Pressure
In the summer of 2026, drought across Europe and the developing El Niño once again drew attention to risks affecting agricultural production and food security. On August 13, the Associated Press reported that persistent heat and drought were affecting agricultural production across Europe, putting crops ranging from potatoes in the Netherlands and maize in Bosnia…