Agreement Number
NR22-13G032
Awardee Name
Wocester Polytechnic Inst.
Grant Type
Classic
Awardee State/Territory
Massachusetts
Involved States/territories
Massachusetts
Michigan
Award Year
2021
Start Date
End Date
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Water
Resource Concern (Specific)
Inefficient irrigation water use
Conservation Practice(s)
Irrigation Water Management
Project Background
The overarching goal of this project is to increase the efficiency of megafarm irrigation at least by 50% through an accurate measurement of root-zone soil moisture that is attained by developing an AI-based radar system .
Project Scale
Multi-farm
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Seyed Zekavat