AI Irrigation: Quenching Agriculture’s Thirst with Algorithms

Across a sun-scorched orchard in California’s Central Valley, a farmer checks her phone before dawn. Instead of guessing when to turn on the drip lines, she reads a concise recommendation generated by artificial intelligence: precisely how long to irrigate her almond trees today. This scene is increasingly common as a new wave of AI-powered irrigation systems takes root on farms. Agriculture accounts for about 70% of the world’s freshwater use, and with water scarcity looming across many regions, optimizing every drop has become both an economic and environmental imperative. Enter artificial intelligence – the latest farmhand – now helping growers decide when,

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