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We have designed our portal to put industry-leading precision viticulture tools directly into the hands of growers and wineries, taking the stress out of your vineyard management with on-demand analysis to help you increase the value of your yield.
We’ve come a long way over the last couple of years developing our capabilities from detecting vineyards remotely to monitoring key indicators of vineyard health, providing predictions & even recommending preemptive action. Natura
Yield prediction of grapes to date has so far been anyone’s guess. In-field estimates, even on the week of picking, can have an error of up to 30% from the actual tonnage. With the variability in weather conditions causing bumper and bust yields for the past few seasons, it’s been extraordinarily difficult to give accurate estimates for winery production.
To predict yield, Deep Planet harnesses proprietary
As climate change increases the cost and scarcity of water, as well as consumer concerns over environmental impact, efficient irrigation is fast becoming a key component of successful vineyard management. The need for efficiency is also growing with the increased frequency of extreme weather events (e.g. extreme heat, fluctuating rainfall, bushfires and droughts), which effect vine growth and fruit development.
Dynamic irrigation scheduling (based on
As viticulturists and grape growers know, understanding current and future soil moisture content is a prerequisite for taking actions to reduce crop variability, optimise water usage, and tackle irrigation problems. Adequate soil moisture is critical for ensuring fruit quality. Water stress and over-vigorous growing conditions can result in inferior fruit quality and reduce profitability.
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Soil moisture is critical to the growth of the vine and monitoring can help take actions to improve grape quality and yield. With the increasing scarcity of water and cost of water, optimizing irrigation timing, frequency, quantity and location is key for vineyard management.
Current Best PracticeCurrent best practice, a grower would install ground soil moisture sensors in multiple locations per irrigation block to obtain an a