July 9, 2024

According to the Bionutrient Institute's research, the only factor consistently predicted increased nutrient density was soil respiration, a key indicator of the amount of life in the soil. In his own words - “the only thing that we found that correlated with nutrient levels was soil life... The mode we used to discern that was soil respiration”

March 25, 2024

For growers who are worried about wild animals or tractors destroying their in-field technology, we have your back. Agrology field tech, Caleb Webster, took on a project to design the first-ever Agrology pig cages. The result is awesome. And, we now share growers’ strong dislike of wild pigs.

March 18, 2024

At Agrology, we are advancing the frontier of environmental science with a focus on refining novel, low-cost approaches for gas flux measurement, an endeavor that is critical for effective Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) in agriculture.

March 8, 2024

As we confront the realities of climate change, the role of secondary plant metabolites (PSMs) in imparting resilience to crops becomes increasingly important. Climate change is expected to intensify both biotic and abiotic stressors on crops, leading to reduced yields and compromised crop quality. Secondary metabolites offer a buffer, enhancing a plant's innate ability to withstand these stressors.

February 27, 2024

This year commemorated the centennial anniversary of the USDA's Agricultural Outlook Forum, which reflected a century of agricultural growth, innovation, and progress in the U.S. We attended this year’s forum, met with leaders and discussed the forthcoming evolution of agriculture. The focus was on paving the way for sustainable growth in international trade, while also combating climate change through innovative farming practices.

February 15, 2024

In the wine industry, O'Neill Vintners & Distillers carves a niche that is as bold as it is sustainable. Their story isn’t just about turning grapes into wine; it's about revolutionizing the very ground those grapes grow on, turning the age-old practice of winemaking on its head by diving deep into the soil beneath.

February 5, 2024

Recently, I had the privilege of attending EcoFarm Conference in Monterey, California, and immersing myself in a wide tapestry of expertise and insights. Throughout the conference, we explored the worlds of regenerative and organic agriculture: from the intricate workings of soil health, to the deeper philosophies and ontologies that underlie the regenerative movement.

January 31, 2024

The reliability of conventional models used to gauge soil carbon levels and sequestration in agriculture is facing well-deserved scrutiny from experts and academics. Agrology addresses that accuracy concerns of models as a measurement tool and asks the question is it time to make the transition to real-time, ground-truth soil carbon measurement?

July 7, 2023

As summer heats up and we approach harvest, being efficient with water is incredibly important. I work with growers and help them take advantage of the powerful features available in the Agrology app. One of those features is volumetric water content (VWC). As heat rises, so does the importance of knowing how tightly the soil holds water.

June 30, 2023

Protecting the grapes had to be done at the right time and using the right intervention. Real-time data was the key to perfecting the timing. Customers received Agrology alerts that the vapor pressure deficit (VPD) would be extremely high in certain vineyard blocks, meaning that crops were at risk of severe yield reductions, or damage to the grapes on the vine.

June 22 2023

Since the launch of the Arbiter Soil Carbon Monitoring System, Agrology CEO has spent more time looking at CO2 concentration data to refine Agrology’s flux calculation formulas. For those interested in carbon flux calculations here is a quick summary of our approach. This blog outlines how Agrology’s carbon flux calculations work.

August 12, 2022

Farmers can lead the world in sequestering carbon and they can ramp up fast. But they have to at least break even on regenerative practices to make this happen. It's time to empower farmers with data they need to profitably adopt regenerative agriculture, reverse climate change, and secure our food supply. It’s time to fix the broken carbon credit markets.

June 21, 2022

It’s easy to get excited about the state of applied Machine Learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) today. The power of frameworks like Keras/Tensorflow and PyTorch, built on the ubiquitous and approachable language Python, have empowered engineers who have the will (and some Google Fu) to create things that were impossible just a few years ago.

May 18, 2022

Climate change is impacting farmers at an alarming rate. Given this complexity, why are there different technologies to manage each threat? Agrology built one system to capture data on the ground, in the canopy and in the air. Data is reported in an easy-to-use app and we’re developing a trail of data to prove regenerative farming practices and carbon sequestration work.

June 2, 2022

Agriculture is one of the most complex industries with respect to deploying technology. Extreme factors like weather, animals (yes, feral pigs in vineyards are a problem) and large farming equipment can make deploying a networked solution extremely difficult. That is why traditional farming technology is complicated. It results in platforms that only the largest farmers can afford. Until one day my friend and Agrology co-founder, Adam Koeppel, and I decided we could build a better smart agriculture platform.

November 9, 2021

Agrology has created a new type of sensor technology that enables growers to access ground-truth data in their field at a fraction of the costs they’re used to. This enables farmers to see in real-time what is happening under the surface and in the air to proactively address issues before they become big problems.

March 26, 2021

This article focuses on smoke taint; its chemistries, impacts and mitigation strategies. In this series we’ll start with broad science and focus specifically on crops where adverse reactions to the presence of smoke during their growth, harvest or processing are most pressing.