Jul 21, 2023
June 2023 Mailing List
Cleartail Admin
June Research Updates Happy summer! With the busy sales season coming to a close here in the Northern Hemisphere, research is shifting into high gear. Here are our newest developments. Experiments are ongoing, so these sensor versions are not yet commercially available. Small Sensor in Wine Grapes Initial results in wine grapes smaller then 2 […]
Jun 25, 2023
How to Use FloraPulse Data to Guide Irrigation
Cleartail Admin
Sample data showing midday SWP vs baseline in an almond orchard over one month. In early June the tree is unstressed (green), then proceeds to dry out to mildly stressed (pink) over the course of a week. Following irrigation events (blue columns), the tree water status recovers for 1-3 days, then begins drying out again. […]
May 23, 2023
FloraPulse is Global!
Cleartail Admin
Although FloraPulse is based in the small town of Davis, CA, a fair share of our unique sensors find their way all over the world! This year we shipped hundreds of probes and dataloggers vast distances to help growers and researchers get real time water potential data. Our cosmopolitan sensor is an essential tool that […]
May 23, 2023
May Updates from FloraPulse
Cleartail Admin
Lots of exciting news from our team this month. We continue shrinking the sensor for smaller crops and are now in 23 countries. See our new dashboard video for a quick introduction to FloraPulse data and how to best use it. New Flat Probe Just when you thought our probe couldn’t get any smaller, it […]
May 04, 2023
April 2023 Updates
Cleartail Admin
Happy Spring from our mascot! Flora Pulse in the news FloraPulse was recently featured in Good Fruit Grower! “Blanco and Kalcsits found that the FloraPulse sensors offered highly accurate and precise measurements, comparable to the pressure bomb. The data can be used to guide deficit irrigation programs, such as those to reduce vigor, fruit size […]
Apr 19, 2023
New Sensor for Small Crops
Cleartail Admin
Since 2018, the FloraPulse microtensiometer has been offering invaluable water potential data for large woody perennials. Each sensor is installed through a 10 mm wound, which is small and harmless for typical tree species. However, this installation wound is too large for small-stem crops, such as blueberry, cotton and soybeans. But small crops need love […]
Mar 20, 2023
Exciting new for March 2023 from FloraPulse
Cleartail Admin
The FloraPulse Family is Growing We are excited to announce our FloraPulse family is growing! We added two new full time team members to our staff—Tung in Manufacturing and Maritza as an administrator. Both are enthused to join the team! With the two joining in on the fun, this means shorter lead times, better customer […]
Mar 16, 2023
Sensor Reuse For Scientists
Cleartail Admin
New reusable sensor design with metal tail for easier removal One of the biggest questions our customers have is whether microtensiometer sensors are reusable. Probes installations are generally permanent due to their delicate nature and the increased possibility of breakage during the removal process. However, in certain circumstances it is useful to remove the probe. […]
Feb 08, 2023
World Ag Expo 2023
Cleartail Admin
FloraPulse is attending World Ag Expo next week from February 14th-16th. The event will be held at the International Agri-center in Tulare, CA. Come by irrigation and water exhibits in Pavilions A and B! We will be at booth 2018 (see map below).
Jan 11, 2023
Happy New Year From FloraPulse!
Cleartail Admin
The Most Accurate Irrigation Sensor FloraPulse beats the competition in reliability and accuracy! A study by Dr. Ken Shackel (UC Davis) showed that FloraPulse had substantially better correlation vs pressure bomb readings compared to similar technologies. Unified Wine & Grape Symposium FloraPulse will be attending the unified wine & grape symposium from January 24th to […]
Dec 01, 2022
Come See Us At The Almond Conference
Cleartail Admin
Come see us at the Almond Conference! Next week is the CA Almond Boards 50th Annual Almond Conference in Sacramento. From Tuesday, December 6th to Thursday, December 8th we will have an expedition booth showcasing our technology. Come meet us and say hello! We are both number 236. (See Map below). Visit the Almond Conference […]
Nov 21, 2022
FloraPulse: Innovation Award, Water Potential For Irrigation
Cleartail Admin
Lots going on at FloraPulse! I am writing this from a hotel in Valparaiso, Chile after a recent visit to OLIVOS riego, our Chilean distributor. Some good news below. FloraPulse Innovation Award Winner! FloraPulse recently won a Sacramento Region Innovation Award! It’s been 10+ years of effort and we are so glad to be recognized […]