How Lumo Makes Managing Irrigations Less Stressful

Irrigation is a major source of stress and headaches for farm managers today. 

The list of irrigation problems never ends: 

• Not knowing if your irrigations are being carried out correctly
• Not knowing if there are problems
• Not being able to irrigate when and how they want due to workday constraints
• Getting calls from the client, winemaker or neighbor that a line is busted and they need to get out there asap
• Then either scrambling someone to that vineyard, or having to drive there themselves to turn off that block, fix the leak, run to the store for parts, get soaking wet and muddy, screwing up their whole workflow
• Irrigations that, for one reason or another need to start or end out of normal work hours, falling on the manager to work early or late
• Managing nighttime irrigations to avoid overtime hours for their crew
• Not getting the 4th of July off because it's hot and the vines still need water
• Lack of irrigation records for clients or winemakers
• Lack of visibility into irrigation system issues
• Lack of verification that each irrigation was successfully executed

Ronald Reagan had a great line that applies to managing people, "trust but verify.” 

The manager is trusting the irrigator to follow the schedule, but how do they verify that each block received the scheduled amount of water?

How does the manager know the irrigator didn't forget to close a valve and a block runs for three days before someone catches it?

How does a manager know if the well pump is underperforming and putting on 40% less water than scheduled?

The answer is Lumo. 

Block-level flow and pressure data.

Volumes you can verify on your phone. 

Real-time alerts for any issues that pop up along the way. 

Automation with true accountability, that gives managers confidence and peace of mind that their crops are getting the water they need without having to play a game of broken telephone with their irrigator. 

Plus, with the time their irrigators get back from not having to turn valves and walk the lines looking for leaks, they can be the ones that run to the store for parts, or run over to a ranch to fix a leak when they receive an alert. 

This is how Lumo makes farm operations more efficient and makes life less stressful for managers. 

They can even take off the 4th of July and enjoy the sunshine, regardless of how hot it’s going to be.