Improving Agricultural Water Efficiency
January 1, 2018FarmX Engineering, 2017-18
Liaison(s): Bill Jennings
Advisor(s): David Money Harris
Students(s): Kamau Waller (TL-S), Tess Despres (TL-F), Hill Balliet, Bailey Meyer, Geneva Ecola (S), Sitoë Thiam (F)
FarmX, a San Francisco startup, aims to save up to 2% of California’s water by providing precision irrigation management. The HMC FarmX clinic team improved two sensor systems: a weather station, which measures the farm’s local water cycle, and a dendrometer, which monitors tree health. These sensor systems will help FarmX provide better irrigation recommendations and alert farmers when their crops are in danger.