It's not uncommon to visit a vineyard with automation equipment that has been abandoned, such as solenoid valves with the wires snipped or irrigation controllers that haven't been touched in years, which begs the question, why?

The short answer is that unreliable automation is simply too risky for growers to bet their businesses on. It's safer to irrigate manually, if it ensures the job gets done, even if it's not the most efficient.

Fortunately, technology developments are paving the way for automation systems that remove all the risk, while providing many benefits.

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https://lumo.ag/blog/why-irrigation-automation-hasnt-been-widely-adopted-yet/