Solar powered surveillance cameras are also being used for monitoring growth of our very important agriculture here in the United States. The Nebraska Water Balance Alliance is utilizing our time-lapse video application that is typically used for construction cameras to monitor and review the growth rate of agriculture vs. water supplied to the vegetation. This scientific experiment will eventually help farmers establish more economical methods for growing sustainable crops.
To shorten the adoption curve for new water and energy saving technologies, growers need to understand and have confidence in equipment. Potential water and energy savings must be quantified. NEWBA Water for Generations projects bring together growers, vendors, power companies, UNL researchers, NRCS, NRDs and crop consultants to explore promising strategies.
- 2013 NEWBA Demonstration Project will work with the same growers to test ways to gather and report “real time” data from various vendors in a single database that provides easy to use information to improve irrigation decisions.
- 2013 Grower Behavior Study will partner with growers in the Tri-Basin NRD, Lower Elkhorn NRD and possibly other NRDs to evaluate how variable rate irrigation technology can be used to improve water and power efficiency while maintaining or improving yields.
To watch this crop growth LIVE with our outdoor surveillance camera please visit the website for NEWBA: http://www.nebraskawaterbalance.com
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