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Benjamin Knudsen, BASF
Vice President of Research North America
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Irrigation and water management combine smart controllers, soil-moisture and water-quality sensing, salinity mitigation, and satellite soil intelligence to deliver the right amount of water at the right time — protecting yields while conserving a scarce resource. Halo connects R&D teams with innovators across precision irrigation, water-quality analytics, and ecohydrology — from university labs to startups commercializing field-ready systems. Message any of them to explore partnership opportunities.
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Last updated June 1, 2026. 14 new updates.
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26 solutions in irrigation & water management
Smart Irrigation Control
Texas A&M University
Farmer-ready irrigation decision tool for corn water use
An irrigation decision tool pairing an offline analog SlideRuler with a web portal to optimize water use in corn farming.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Affordable solar-powered smart irrigation controller
MIT GEAR Lab's low-cost, solar-powered, AI-driven irrigation controller improving water and energy efficiency for resource-constrained farmers.
Texas Tech University
Sensor-based irrigation platform for drought-resilient turf
A sensor-based irrigation platform that boosts drought resilience of turfgrass across urban, recreational, and sports landscapes.
Water Quality & Salinity
DICOT International
Agricultural solution for water and soil salinity
An agricultural biotechnology solution addressing water and soil salinity, a constraint on over 20% of irrigated land.
Tennessee State University
Smart soil-moisture monitoring for urban agriculture
A smart soil-monitoring system delivering real-time moisture data to urban growers to prevent over- and under-watering.
Tennessee State University
Biosurfactant solutions for drought-resilient turf
Biosurfactants that improve soil wettability and hydraulic connectivity to raise drought resilience in lawn and garden systems.
Soil Intelligence & Sensing
Smart Cloud Farming
AI-driven soil stratification and optimized sampling design
Active-learning AI that segments farmland from satellite data into homogeneous soil zones, cutting sampling cost while preserving accuracy.
Smart Cloud Farming
Soil carbon and soil intelligence MRV partnership
Satellite-based field-scale measurement of soil organic carbon, texture, and pH for scalable digital MRV with minimal fieldwork.
TOWING Co., Ltd.
Functional biochar and precision microbiome for water-efficient soils
Microorganism-immobilized biochar (Soratan) that improves soil structure and water retention for regenerative agriculture.
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6 startups in irrigation & water management
AquaMesh
Distributed water-quality sensors with AI analytics giving continuous visibility across process water, wastewater, and discharge.
Smart Cloud Farming
Satellite-based soil intelligence for water, carbon baselining, and regenerative agriculture monitoring, deployed with agrifood corporates.
Wadjet Labs
FieldVista, a low-cost handheld analyzer delivering fast soil chemistry including salinity for water-management decisions.
JRX
Soil-health technologies that reduce water usage by up to 50% and activate native beneficial microbes — patented and commercialized globally.
Autonomous Pivot
Autonomous irrigation control systems that optimize water use across center-pivot fields.
Ex Seed
Plant-science startup improving crop water-use efficiency and resilience.
6 academic researchers in irrigation & water management
Kelly Caylor
Principal Investigator
University of California, Santa Barbara
Dryland ecohydrology, remote sensing, and sustainability science — tracking water across soils, plants, and the atmosphere.
Alisha Rodriguez
Principal Investigator
University of Texas at El Paso
Hydrogeology, water-resources engineering, and ecohydrology for sustainable agricultural and urban water management.
Sumon Datta
Principal Investigator
Oklahoma State University
Agricultural data science, irrigation, and remote sensing — data-driven strategies for efficient on-farm water use.
Nicolas Cafaro la Menza
Principal Investigator
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Nutrient dynamics and water use in cropping systems — agronomic strategies that improve water and resource-use efficiency.
Gabriel Maltais-Landry
Principal Investigator
University of Florida
Optimizing nutrient and water management to maximize yields while minimizing environmental impacts across diverse systems.
Yuankai Huang
Principal Investigator
Auburn University
Research at the intersection of water, sensors, and resources — sensing systems for efficient agricultural water use.
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