“Many companies in the agtech space are focused on irrigation management through automation and remote control via hardware and sensors in the field. That technology is great, but a key problem still remains: no one can really tell you the costs associated with irrigation and what your real return on investment will be after you implement the technology. But we can,” said Terrell.
Wexus featured on KION-TV news to celebrate one-year anniversary at the Western Growers Center for Innovation and Technology in Salinas.
Energy industry veterans with San Francisco–based Wexus Technologies Inc. have taken a new look at the water–energy nexus in agriculture. With the backing of the California Energy Commission, a research partnership with University of California at Davis, and a third-party partnership with Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), the energy engineers at Wexus have built a software platform for growers called “Wexus” that tackles the energy piece of the irrigation equation.
New report from Orange Silicon Valley features Wexus customer Rocket Farms, the largest grower of indoor flowers, fresh cut herbs and potted edibles in the country.
Wexus Technologies, Inc., a resident of the Western Growers Center for Innovation and Technology, led a well attended Tech Talk® webinar on Tuesday, September 27 at 4PM (PST) to discuss the Water-Energy Nexus, the Energy Cloud, and how to make your business more competitive, profitable & valuable by closely tracking irrigation-energy usage and costs across your farm.
Add’l irrigation costs, due to a heavier reliance on groundwater pumping, are estimated at over $303 million or 50% of the total annual economic impact of the drought.