Evapotranspiration

Reinke Irrigation and CropX Debut First-Of-Its-Kind Pivot-Mounted Sensor to Monitor Field-Specific Crop Water Use

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Partnership, Plant, SAN, Soil, Water, Farmer, Evapotranspiration, Eta, Water resources, Agriculture

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CropX Technologies, a global leader in digital agriculture solutions, announced the launch of a new product in partnership with Reinke Irrigation to refine water management for farmers through field-specific Evapotranspiration (ET) measurements of crop water use. Reinke Direct ET™ by CropX is an innovation that provides affordable Actual Evapotranspiration (ETa) measurements with a sensor mounted on a Reinke center pivot irrigation system, available exclusively through Reinke.

Key Points: 
  • Reinke Direct ET™ by CropX is an innovation that provides affordable Actual Evapotranspiration (ETa) measurements with a sensor mounted on a Reinke center pivot irrigation system, available exclusively through Reinke.
  • With the demands on irrigation water rising, the need for precision in irrigation is only becoming more pressing.
  • Reinke Direct ET™ by CropX offers measured, not modeled, field-specific values without need for any additional calculations.
  • This offers farmers using Reinke center pivots a practical solution to manage water resources with greater precision.

Terran Orbital supervises Italian students building satellite for first Vatican space mission

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023
University, Aerospace, Education, Technology, Manufacturing, Religion, Satellite, Research, Nanotechnology, Consumer, Science, Student, SATEL, Fear, Polytechnic University of Turin, Hope, 3U, Multimedia, Dicastery, Italian Space Agency, Evapotranspiration, NYSE, UHF, Robotics, SpaceX launch vehicles, Communication, Project, LLAP, SpaceX, Silicon, Holy See, Polytechnic, CubeSat, National Research Council, Communications satellite, Management

A satellite created with the help of Terran Orbital Corporation’s (NYSE: LLAP ) Italian subsidiary, Tyvak International, successfully launched Monday, carrying Pope Francis’s iconic “Statis Orbis” coronavirus pandemic prayer heavenward.

Key Points: 
  • A satellite created with the help of Terran Orbital Corporation’s (NYSE: LLAP ) Italian subsidiary, Tyvak International, successfully launched Monday, carrying Pope Francis’s iconic “Statis Orbis” coronavirus pandemic prayer heavenward.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230613962918/en/
    Students from the Polytechnic University of Turin or Politecnico di Torino perform test activities on the on the Spei Satelles papal satellite, as engineers with Tyvak International, a Terran Orbital subsidiary, supervise the students’ work.
  • A technical team from Tyvak International, Terran Orbital’s Turin, Italy subsidiary, proudly supervised and supported the students’ six-month project to develop the satellite, which will operate from Low Earth Orbit.
  • The Project has been promoted by the Dicastery for Communication of the Holy See in unity with the Pope, together with the Italian Space Agency.

Verticroft Introduces New Ways of Sustainable Agriculture

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Thursday, September 27, 2018
Water, Natural environment, Agronomy, Nature, Hydrology, Irrigation, Climatology, Water management, Evapotranspiration, Agriculture

By 2050, the global water demand of agriculture is estimated to increase by a further 19% due to irrigation needs.

Key Points: 
  • By 2050, the global water demand of agriculture is estimated to increase by a further 19% due to irrigation needs.
  • Currently, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), an astonishing 60 percent of the water diverted or pumped for irrigation is wasted- via runoff into waterways or evapotranspiration.
  • One-third of the global population (2 billion people) live under conditions of severe water scarcity at leastone month of the year.
  • Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates Verticroft is the world's largest producer of sustainable Alfa hay using VCC (vertical crop culture) with an annual production capacity of 150,000 MT per annum.