Farmers can save water with wireless technologies, but there are challenges – like transmitting data through mud
- Written by Abdul Salam, Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Technology, Purdue University
Wireless sensors and data systems can help farmers use water much more efficiently by monitoring soil conditions.Lance Cheung/USDA via Smith Collection/Gado/Getty ImagesWater is the most essential resource for life, for both humans and the crops we consume. Around the world, agriculture accounts for 70% of all freshwater use.
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