Precision irrigation automation has never been accessible for most wine grape growers. Because it’s expensive and complicated, only the largest producers with sizeable budgets could afford its benefits – until now.
Since its inception, Verdi, has thrown open the door to a high quality, affordable, user-installed irrigation automation system for wine grape growers at all levels of production.
Verdi allows irrigation to be managed on multiple properties manually, remotely, with schedules and by having farm sensors tell the system when the crops need more water. It also tells them when there’s problems, so they always know if their watering systems are functioning properly.
“Previously, we would spend up to four hours a day, turning on valves, turning on pumps, ensuring everything was working. Now, I can remotely plan out execute my whole day within fifteen or twenty minutes, which frees me up to do bigger and better things on our site.”
— Mathew Fortuna, Winemaker, 50th Parallel Estate Winery
The Verdi system solves another major pain point for growers – it doesn’t cost very much.
“It’s a wireless, battery powered, user-installed controller that makes your existing irrigation smart in just 10 minutes.” explains Roman Kozak, Verdi Co-founder and CTO. “No more time-consuming manual checking and middle of the night emergencies. The Verdi Block Controller is easy to use, reliable and super affordable. Our customers start saving time and money the day it’s installed.”
A unique aspect of the Verdi system is that it can be installed on 100 acres or more in just one day without skilled labor. The main component, the Verdi Block Controller, is a wireless controller that brings existing block valves, pumps and sensors online.
It’s design has been proven to work at scale with the world’s biggest growers, while attending to the needs of smallest growers. This means that it installs quickly and easily without any digging, has a years-long battery life, and provides reliable connectivity across long distances and throughout varied, sometimes rugged terrains. It is suitable for submersion, continuous UV exposure and performs even under extreme temperature. It is a made-for-scale device, providing easy management and maintenance monitoring for thousands of devices in the field.
And all of your farm’s irrigation equipment, all of the data that comes in from sensors, can now be controlled and monitored down to every crop row with sub-block precision from any location, because you can do it all from your phone.
It is no surprise that the Verdi Block Controller has become the company’s most sought-after product. Customers, both large scale and small, are increasingly impressed by the ways Verdi Ag technology has transformed their practices.
“With previous irrigation systems, we weren’t able to really give each vine exactly what it needed. At Tantalus we have a number of different soil profiles. We have different vines with different needs in terms of water. Verdi allows us to apply more water or less in a very efficient and easy way.”
— Scott Woodie, Vineyard Manager, Tantalus Vineyards
“We installed Verdi on a couple of our properties, which historically had been difficult to manage as far as irrigation and immediately I noticed just the labor cost savings overall.”
— Stephanie Adamson, Irrigation Technician, Quails Gate Winery
Kozak emphasizes that there’s two reasons that Verdi is growing so quickly. They have an ironclad commitment to customer service and they guarantee customers will be satisfied.
“We recognize that our customers need after sales support. Every piece of equipment has our phone number and email address listed in both Spanish and English,” Kozak attests. “With Verdi, we’re monitoring your system remotely. If there’s an issue and it’s with our system, we’ll have boots on the ground, we will absolutely be out there to fix it.”
Verdi also guarantees you’ll be satisfied with their irrigation automation system and if you’re not – they’’ll take it back. Roman says “Irrigation automation systems that require digging, or installation of new equipment – they could never make that promise. If you buy the wrong system, or it doesn’t work the way you think it will – you’re stuck with it. The Verdi system is risk-free, it’s what growers need right now.”
For more information on Verdi, any of its products or to request a demo, go to: www.verdi.ag.
