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See which orchard blocks need a closer look. Crop-stress estimates, your field readings and a Thursday draft water order, for California almond, pistachio and citrus growers and their crop advisers.

Sample pistachio orchard

Sample data

Farm allocation

96 AFEstimated

of 672 AF used to date. Sample planning figure, not measured use.

Sample position as of Oct 1, 2026

Estimated

Projected 130 AF by Dec 31, inside the allocation

Soil probes

3 of 3 live

Block 06 · probe NR-1

Moisture

Above the block’s line

Root-zone salt

1.42 dS/m, flushing

Soil temp

72 °F

Last pressure chamber reading

12.5 bars, Fri

A representative week

Monday

Your weekly briefing brings together the blocks to review, available field readings, crop-stress estimates and silent loggers, with the weather outlook. Model outputs are labeled estimates.

Midweek

The crew works the queue in the field app and logs pressure chamber readings, gauge photos and set changes from the orchard.

Thursday

The draft water order comes from rules mined from our agronomist’s past orders. On Platform, your own Certified Crop Adviser or adviser reviews the draft and makes the call. On Managed, our Certified Crop Adviser reviews the draft and makes the call.

See a sample week

Block-level actions

Front-load a drying block

Low profile plus heat in the extended forecast: refill before the heat, not during it.

Hold a set on a full profile

Depletion tracking shows the root zone is still wet; hours-per-block guidance says wait.

Salt reading when pore-water EC climbs

Salinity read from the probe, so your adviser can make the flushing call before salt damage builds.

Send someone to a probe that stopped reporting

Sensor and flow-meter health checks flag offline equipment.

Measured versus estimated

Every output on the dashboard carries its source and validation status.

Measured: read from your sensors and meters

Soil moisture by depth

Pore-water electrical conductivity

Soil temperature

Pump on and off events

Flow, where a meter is installed

Estimated: model or physics output, labeled as such

Same-day crop-stress signals

Depletion and hours-per-block suggestions

Allocation used to date where no meter exists (pump runtime and application rates)

Penalty exposure against your GSA schedule

Evidence

12,000+

Pressure chamber readings

4,000+

On blocks with their own probe logging that day

2016

Daily soil data on our oldest site

12,000+ pressure chamber readings, 4,000+ of them on blocks with their own soil probe logging that day (through Oct 6, 2026).

70 instrumented sensor sites as of Aug 30, 2026.

Three trained models run every week: two estimate crop stress, trained on our own pressure chamber readings matched to soil probes and weather, and one estimates the water each block applied from probes, weather and pump records. The Thursday draft water order comes from rules mined from our agronomist’s past orders. On Platform, your own Certified Crop Adviser or adviser makes the call. On Managed, our Certified Crop Adviser does.

On a block the model has never seen, a soil-and-weather model ranks stress far above the seasonal calendar, and one chamber reading improves it.

Connecting your sensors

Sentek via IrriMAX: self-serve

Paste your IrriMAX API key. We verify it and pull your sites; your first record follows once sites are mapped to blocks.

METER, Irrometer, AquaSpy and others: our team handles the connection

Our team checks feed access and handles the connection. No new hardware on Platform.

Price

Platform

$20

/acre/year

On your own probes, with your own crew and adviser.

20-acre minimum.

Water use against your allocation every week, signed probe reading summaries and the monthly meter record

Alerts for missed sets and dry and overdue blocks (once a block has its own pump records and a season of probe history), and for probes that stop reporting

Better tools for the crop adviser you already pay; chamber readings optional

Your crew runs the field work; your own Certified Crop Adviser or adviser makes the call

You own your data. We do not sell raw or identifiable farm data

Managed

$80

/acre/year

Everything in Platform, plus sensors and field service under a signed agreement.

Soil moisture probe installation

Our agronomist, a Certified Crop Adviser, and our crew's pressure chamber program

Direct phone and email access to our team

Frequently Asked Questions

How much water can irrigation AI save?

We have not measured a water saving from the software or its models, and we quote no savings figure. What the software gives you is your water use against your groundwater allocation each week, from your own well meters, so you and your agronomist can act while there is season left. No AI-attributable water-savings figure has been established.

Does irrigation AI work without sensors?

The trained models need soil-sensor data. Without sensors you can still use the free SGMA penalty estimator and allocation tracking from your meter and allocation records. Once the required records connect, the trained models provide estimates for your adviser to review, and pressure chamber readings add direct evidence of tree water status on your own blocks.

What crops does AgWaterAI support?

AgWaterAI serves California almonds, pistachios and citrus orchards. Daily soil data since 2016 on our oldest site. On a block the model has never seen, a soil-and-weather model ranks stress far above the seasonal calendar, and one chamber reading improves it. Held-out weeks, 2023 to 2026, on one citrus estate; readings 14 to 28 days old.

How long does it take to set up AgWaterAI?

We confirm which records and connections your setup needs. IrriMAX is self-serve; for other sensor brands our team checks feed access and handles the connection. Your allocation view uses your meter or pump records and your GSA allocation. Without sensors, the free SGMA estimator is available right away. On Managed, installation timing is agreed as part of the service.