Dec 18, 2020
FloraPulse featured on the MIT Technology Review
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Hal Crain, owner of Crain Ranch nut farm and FloraPulse customer says: We’re in the far north end of California and it’s going to reach 97 degrees today. It’s low humidity. It’s not desert by any stretch; we have significant rainfall. But we get really hot during the summer. We’re just starting to use something […]
Dec 04, 2020
2020 Virtual Almond Conference
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Come see FloraPulse at The Almond Conference 2020, the largest almond conference in the world, hosted by the Almond board of California. The three-day event starts on Tuesday, December 8th and runs through the 10th, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day! Visit us to see the FloraPulse system – sensors that directly measure […]
Nov 23, 2020
What affects the water status of plants?
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Water status is a key regulator of many growth, yield, quality and sustainability. So, what factors affect the water status of plants? The most obvious answer is the amount of water in the soil, and that can be a critical limitation when the soil dries. However, there are many other factors that can affect the […]
Nov 09, 2020
Sales 2020
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Daily stem water potential at your fingertips Stop guessing and know exactly when to irrigate with FloraPulse. Get a direct readout of your field’s water status, validated against the gold standard pressure chamber, along with UC recommended levels to keep your crop at the perfect hydration level all year long. Well irrigated trees and vines […]
Sep 01, 2020
FloraPulse is Comstock’s Magazine Startup of the Month
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How do you measure the thirst of a plant? Michael Santiago, founder and CEO of FloraPulse, says give it a chip. His new Davis-based irrigation management startup helps growers get accurate information on how much water their plants have and need at any given moment with a microchip implant… Read the rest at Comstock’s magazine.
Aug 01, 2020
FloraPulse awarded $256k NSF SBIR award for “Models to predict soil and plant water status”
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FloraPulse just received a Phase I NSF SBIR to develop improved models to predict soil and plant water status! Commercial product coming out in a couple of years after initial studies and validation.
May 24, 2020
FloraPulse receives Wells Fargo, AgStart grant to achieve commercialization milestones
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FloraPulse Founder and CEO Michael Santiago said, “AgStart helped us find funding to get through these difficult times, and with their help we are back on track to deliver our breakthrough product to growers across the United States to help them grow more food with fewer resources. Many thanks to the AgStart team!” Read more […]