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How a Farm Cut Water Use by 40 Percent with AI Irrigation
Episode 122 of The Operations Podcast explores how an almond farm in California reduced water consumption by 40 percent using AI-driven precision irrigation. Lucas and Luna break down the technology: soil sensors, weather models, and machine learning that decide when and where to water. They examine the economics — the farm spent $2 million on the system and saved $600,000 annually in water costs — and the operational hurdles: convincing seasoned growers to trust algorithms over intuition. The episode also touches on the broader implications for agriculture in drought-prone regions and how…
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