To inform and monitor our more precise farming, Obsidian Ridge Vineyard installed the RanchMaster system from Ranch Systems LLC. This state-of-the-art cellular-based weather and irrigation monitoring system was designed locally by a Silicon Valley wireless veteran who formed Ranch Systems. We find it incredibly powerful and flexible. Instant server-based information from 35 stations, at least two in each block, provides data on temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, rain fall, soil moisture, irrigation rates and amounts. Online maps and graphs provide a real-time view of the vineyard while the underlying database maintains daily and seasonal records of our climate and irrigation activity. This detail allows us to plan microfarming and most importantly to follow up on it’s effectiveness.
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