{"id":395,"date":"2020-03-25T22:50:57","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T22:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/micromet\/?page_id=395"},"modified":"2024-07-31T18:50:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T18:50:06","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/micromet\/welcom-to-our-lab\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"RESEARCH"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row bg_type=”bg_color” bg_color_value=”#1e4d2b”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

Urban Ag Innovators<\/h1>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”798″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1718124775651{border-top-width: 6px !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-color: #f15625 !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

Follow Our Team on an Exciting Journey to Grow Plants with Less Water<\/h2>\n

Urban agriculturists, including gardeners and homeowners, often face expensive water bills.\u00a0 Along many western state urban centers, there can often be water shortages.<\/p>\n

Join us as we test a Smart Irrigation System using sensors to automate watering. Can we grow greener plants while saving water? Can AI help us do that better? Will there be any difference in the produce at the end of the season?<\/p>\n

The Experiment Design<\/h3>\n

Across urban ag locations in Colorado\u2019s Front Range (Denver area to Fort Collins) we are working together to run an experiment with potted tomato plants. One is watered using sensor technology and a live urban farmer, while the other uses the same sensor technology and AI.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1718137584012{background-color: #f1f1f1 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1718141448189{border-top-width: 3px !important;border-right-width: 3px !important;border-bottom-width: 3px !important;border-left-width: 3px !important;background-color: #f1f1f1 !important;}”]<\/p>\n

How It Works<\/strong><\/h4>\n

A microcontroller (tiny computer) reads soil sensors 24\/7. When soil moisture gets too low, it automatically turns on a small pump and applies the perfect amount of water without waste. This same principle can be used to control irrigation systems on farms, gardens, and urban landscapes.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1718141453361{background-color: #f1f1f1 !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”]<\/p>\n

Setting It Up<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Video coming soon<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

See What’s Happening at Each Location<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Maybe you\u2019ve visited the experiment at one of the locations and want to see how much water each is using?\u00a0 Or you are just curious and want to watch this season\u2019s progress virtually.\u00a0 Coming soon we\u2019ll provide a link here to each site\u2019s watering use and timings.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

Stay Engaged with Our Research<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1718137543543{background-color: #f1f1f1 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

Learn More About the IoT Sensor Kits<\/h3>\n

We offer a free online eBook to learn more about the technology and skills used in the project, Soil IoT 101 \u2013 Introduction to IoT and the CSU Sensor Kit<\/em>.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Read the Book” color=”green” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fcolostate.pressbooks.pub%2Fsoiliot101%2F|target:_blank”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”803″ img_size=”Medium” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1718138241162{padding-top: 6px !important;border-color: #f15625 !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

Accelerate Your Ag Skills<\/h3>\n

Would you like to learn more about careers in agriculture or how you can earn Upskill badges?\u00a0 Are you a teacher or youth educator and want to learn more about using this experiment for your students?<\/p>\n

Please fill out this short survey<\/a>\u00a0or email Deana Namuth-Covert@colostate.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fab fa-linkedin” color=”custom” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” custom_color=”#f15625″][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

Follow us on LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-laptop-medical” color=”custom” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” custom_color=”#f15625″][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

Upskilling with CSU College of Agricultural Sciences<\/a><\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

Urban Ag Innovators Team Members<\/h2>\n

We’re proud to partner with a variety of organizations across Colorado. Click on each logo to learn more about the great work each is doing in their local communities.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”813″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” css=”” link=”https:\/\/www.ekarfarm.org”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”812″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” css=”” link=”https:\/\/www.theurbanfarm.org”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”811″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” css=”” link=”https:\/\/askdrconnie.com\/wildinnovation”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”819″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” css=”” link=”https:\/\/www.lovelandyouthgardeners.org\/”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1718139861917{background-color: #f1f1f1 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”808″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” css=”” link=”https:\/\/www.wellpower.org\/dahlia-campus-for-health-well-being”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”809″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” css=”” link=”https:\/\/csuspur.org”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”820″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” css=”” link=”https:\/\/cmg.extension.colostate.edu”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

Funding Acknowledgement<\/h2>\n

This project is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, through the Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under project number WPDP24-021. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider.\u00a0 Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”814″ img_size=”medium” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” css=”” link=”https:\/\/western.sare.org\/”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_single_image image=”815″ img_size=”large” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” css=”” link=”https:\/\/www.nifa.usda.gov”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row bg_type=”bg_color” bg_color_value=”#1e4d2b”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] Urban Ag Innovators [\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”798″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1718124775651{border-top-width: 6px !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-color: #f15625 !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text css=””] Follow Our Team on an Exciting Journey to Grow Plants with Less Water Urban agriculturists, including gardeners and homeowners, often face expensive water bills.\u00a0 Along many western state urban centers, there can often be water…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":0,"parent":15,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-395","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nRESEARCH - Micrometeorology<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/micromet\/welcom-to-our-lab\/research\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"RESEARCH - Micrometeorology\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[vc_row bg_type=”bg_color” bg_color_value=”#1e4d2b”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] Urban Ag Innovators [\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”798″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1718124775651{border-top-width: 6px !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-color: #f15625 !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text css=””] Follow Our Team on an Exciting Journey to Grow Plants with Less Water Urban agriculturists, including gardeners and homeowners, often face expensive water bills.\u00a0 Along many western state urban centers, there can often be water…\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/micromet\/welcom-to-our-lab\/research\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Micrometeorology\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-07-31T18:50:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/agsci.colostate.edu\\\/micromet\\\/welcom-to-our-lab\\\/research\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/agsci.colostate.edu\\\/micromet\\\/welcom-to-our-lab\\\/research\\\/\",\"name\":\"RESEARCH - Micrometeorology\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/agsci.colostate.edu\\\/micromet\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-03-25T22:50:57+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-07-31T18:50:06+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/agsci.colostate.edu\\\/micromet\\\/welcom-to-our-lab\\\/research\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/agsci.colostate.edu\\\/micromet\\\/welcom-to-our-lab\\\/research\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/agsci.colostate.edu\\\/micromet\\\/welcom-to-our-lab\\\/research\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/agsci.colostate.edu\\\/micromet\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Welcome to the Agricultural Sciences Micrometeorology Lab\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/agsci.colostate.edu\\\/micromet\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"RESEARCH\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/agsci.colostate.edu\\\/micromet\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/agsci.colostate.edu\\\/micromet\\\/\",\"name\":\"Micrometeorology\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/agsci.colostate.edu\\\/micromet\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"RESEARCH - Micrometeorology","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/micromet\/welcom-to-our-lab\/research\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"RESEARCH - Micrometeorology","og_description":"[vc_row bg_type=”bg_color” bg_color_value=”#1e4d2b”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] Urban Ag Innovators [\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”798″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1718124775651{border-top-width: 6px !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-color: #f15625 !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text css=””] Follow Our Team on an Exciting Journey to Grow Plants with Less Water Urban agriculturists, including gardeners and homeowners, often face expensive water bills.\u00a0 Along many western state urban centers, there can often be water…","og_url":"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/micromet\/welcom-to-our-lab\/research\/","og_site_name":"Micrometeorology","article_modified_time":"2024-07-31T18:50:06+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/micromet\/welcom-to-our-lab\/research\/","url":"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/micromet\/welcom-to-our-lab\/research\/","name":"RESEARCH - Micrometeorology","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/micromet\/#website"},"datePublished":"2020-03-25T22:50:57+00:00","dateModified":"2024-07-31T18:50:06+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/micromet\/welcom-to-our-lab\/research\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/micromet\/welcom-to-our-lab\/research\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/micromet\/welcom-to-our-lab\/research\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/micromet\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Welcome to the Agricultural Sciences Micrometeorology Lab","item":"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/micromet\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"RESEARCH"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/micromet\/#website","url":"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/micromet\/","name":"Micrometeorology","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/micromet\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/micromet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/micromet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/micromet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/micromet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/micromet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=395"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/micromet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/395\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":823,"href":"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/micromet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/395\/revisions\/823"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/micromet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/micromet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}