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Why People Trust Us

Precise Irrigation, always

Since 2002, Hortau has worked side-by-side with growers. We understand what it takes to make irrigation decisions simple in the field. In our recent customer satisfaction survey, we asked our customers “what is the main benefit you see from using Hortau’s services?”. This is what they had to say.

Better Control

By offering the right tools to make well informed decisions and choosing the desired level of automation, the guesswork and the worry over irrigation is eliminated.

Better Information

By centralizing water usage and soil profile tension data into one simple to use mobile platform, you can now have full transparency over your irrigation activities.

Better Results

By working directly with you in understanding your unique growing challenges, we are able to offer a customized solution that can improve your productivity, fruit quality and yields.

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Irrigation Management

The most reliable real-time field monitoring stations on the market.

Based on soil tension
Captures real-time data with a simple-to-use mobile platform
The flexibility you need to make informed decisions
Provide a quick visual to anticipate water needs
Know when and how long to irrigate for increased water efficiency
Water use reports
Alerts
NDVI data layer

Scheduling & Advising

Proper irrigation management is the key to better production. Having our certified irrigation specialists as a dedicated resource, often times provides the peace of mind growers are looking for.

Daily/weekly schedules
Know when, how long, and where to irrigate
Stay on target
Periodic meetings with your appointed irrigation advisor
Water use reports
End of season reports
Multi-lingual, CCA/CAIS certified support
NDVI data layer

Irrigation Automation

Today’s automated technology has come a long way. It is now reliable and user-friendly. Control over your irrigations to save on labor, energy and water costs.

Remote Start/Stop
Time of use to avoid peak hours.
Frost and Heat protection
Schedule-based automation
Guided onboarding by one of our automation specialist
Post-sale support
If maintenance is required, Hortau Field Services Team receives a notification and schedules a site visit.

Flowmeter Monitoring

Make sure you pay for the water you actually use. Monitor precisely your water usage.

Real-time data, accessible 24/7
Captures flow data any time the pump is running, preventing data discrepancy
Compiles accumulated water use through a season
Alerts
Water use reports
If maintenance is required, Hortau Field Services Team receives a notification and schedules a site visit.

Well-Depth Monitoring

When over pumping, water quality can be bad. Track over time the static water level, drawdown and recovery of a well by using a commercial grade sonic water level sensor, connected to a Hortau monitoring station.

Measures:
- Static water level
- Drawdown
- Recovery

Real-time data, accessible 24/7
Reporting for GSA compliance
Alerts
No annual calibration required
If maintenance is required, Hortau Field Services Team receives a notification and schedules a site visit.

Weather Monitoring

We can’t control Mother Nature, but we can forecast & plan accordingly.

Real-time data, accessible 24/7
Stations can be placed anywhere
2-week weather forecast
Alerts
In-field weather reports on:
- Frost/heat
- ETo
- Degree days
- Chill hours
- Chill portions
- And many more

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