(Nanowerk News) Increasingly limited land and water resources has inspired the development of precision agriculture: use of remote sensing technology to monitor air and soil environmental data in real ...

Several of you wrote to ask where you could get the rain/humidity sensor I mentioned in my column a couple of weeks ago. Most good sprinkler supply houses should have them. You could also look online.

The following was written by Doug Houser, Iowa State University digital agriculture Extension specialist, for the Integrated Crop Management blog.

My shed is mostly done, which means I'm moving onto other projects that look a lot like landscaping. Lawns, gardens, etc. I want to be efficient in my watering, and potentially even lazy and have ...

Accurate moisture control in food production is essential to ensure product quality, safety, and energy efficiency.