Van der Lee vineyard

Our new weather station is now on-line! Check out Weather Underground, station KCATEMEC92, Temecula Wine Country. http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstat/WXDailyHistory.asp

A new early morning installation today. Vinduino is keeping track of irrigation and temperature in this Malbec vineyard in Temecula California. Grow more with less water!

Sommige druiven moeten nog even blijven hangen, andere eten we direct op ....

Conserving irrigation water and improving irrigation efficiency are major concerns for growers. Many technologies exist to collect information on soil moisture,... weather, and system performance meant to improve irrigation decisions. But this generates a large amount of data which needs to be integrated and analyzed. Learn how one grower is using sensors in the field and on the irrigation system in conjunction with software to turn big data into actionable decisions. This irrigation decision support system uses environmental sensor data, predictive algorithms, pattern detection, and advanced predictive modeling to generate irrigation prescription. All of this is managed through a computer, tablet, or smart phone dashboard. We will see the devices, learn about the software, and hear how the recommendations generated by the system fit into the overall picture of this grower’s vineyard management. Confirmed Speakers: Jason Melvin, Vineyard Manager, Zabala Vineyards Reinier Van der Lee, Founder & CEO, Vinduino CONSERVING IRRIGATION WATER Aug 3, 2017 | 9:00am to 12:00pm ADD TO CALENDAR Zabala Vineyards | 39745 Los Coches Rd. | Soledad, CA 93960 http://www.vineyardteam.org/events/index.php?id=208

Back home from World AG Expo Tulare February 14-16

Check out Vinduino at AG World Expo Tulare, February 14-16, booth 1319 & 1320. World Ag Expo is the world's largest annual agricultural exposition. More than 1,500 exhibitors display the latest in farm equipment, communications and technology on 2.6 million square feet of exhibit space. Free seminars focus on a variety of topics important to dairy producers, farmers, ranchers and agribusiness professionals. https://goo.gl/dxUZWs

Sell boat, buy vineyard. This month in ShowBoat magazine: vineyard buying tips

Wow, this vine is sabotaging my windspeed sensor project!

Finally selling online!! Vinduino remote sensor platform optimizing agricultural irrigation https://goo.gl/QRyVNu

Veraison is here in Temecula!! Veraison represents the transition from berry growth to berry ripening. An important milestone for grape growers. The young green berries are still high in acidity, and hard to the touch. When the color of the berry changes, multiple changes start taking place. The skin becomes thinner, the color turns to purple, and the composition of the acids changes. Also, important for the alcohol level of the future wine, the berry sugar content increases.... We're about two months from harvest now. Time to prepare for crush season. Our goal for this season is to save 25% water and provide data for other growers to help with their irrigation decisions. By managing irrigation depth to percolate water only into the active root zone, we saved 50% irrigation water thus far this season vs. the two previous years. We monitor soil moisture in and below the root zone, using our home-grown Vinduino system, to make sure that the vines have enough water to stay healthy and productive. After all we are growers! Apart from damage from excessive heat that affected many vineyards in the area a few weeks ago, the vineyard looks good. For details about the award winning open source system used, Google: "Vinduino"

Checking my Vinduino vineyard data, soil moisture, wind speed, temperature, etc on my cellphone any time and anywhere. Thanks to this new free app for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details

Ready for trail installation ....

New Hackaday Prize challenge 2016!! Make the world a better place. http://hackaday.com//engineer-humanitys-future-the-2016-h/