Hortau to Discuss Drought Stresses on Plants, Irrigation Management Solutions at World Ag Expo

Feb. 10, 2014 - PRLog -- TULARE, Calif. (Feb. 10, 2014) – Water issues and the drought’s negative impact on crop production will be the main topics of discussion at the 47^th annual World Ag Expo on Feb. 11-13 in Tulare, Calif.

Hortau, Inc. (http://www.hortau.com/), a global leader in wireless, web-based irrigation management, will be on hand at the largest agricultural expo of its kind to discuss the stresses a drought puts on plants and trees, and how soil tension technologies can help growers improve yield and cut irrigation costs in the face of the today’s water issues.

The theme of this year’s World Ag Expo (https://www.worldagexpo.com/) is “Feeding Tomorrow’s World,” with more than 1,500 exhibitors scheduled to appear with an emphasis on cutting-edge agricultural technology.

Exhibiting at Booth 2524, Hortau will have consultants on hand throughout the show, demonstrating how its TX3 wireless irrigation management station combined with its simplified software, reports to growers how crops are faring in real time – before unseen stresses such as frost events, lack of aeration, or drought can have a negative impact on the crop.

Hortau’s patented, plant-centric approach to measuring soil tension allows growers to detect plant stress before it becomes visible in the crop, ensuring optimal plant growth, reducing water and energy use, while helping to eliminate fertilizer leaching and other environmental impacts of crop production.

“What our irrigation system does is it boosts crop performance and allows growers to manager their crop using real-time data,” Hortau CEO Jocelyn Boudreau said. “Using soil tension, we’re able to give growers a way to measure the amount of available water to a crop and keep the plants healthier at the same time.”

For more information on Hortau’s proprietary irrigation management station and simplified software for both desktop and mobile devices, meet with Hortau at Booth 2524 at the World Ag Expo, visit www.Hortau.com to contact an irrigation management consultant (http://www.hortau.com/en/content/?id=contact) in your region, or contact us at (805) 545-5994 or media@hortau.com.

About Hortau

Hortau, a global leader in wireless, web-based irrigation management systems, was founded in 2002 by two agriculturally minded entrepreneurs, Dr. Jean Caron, agronomist, Ph.D in Soil Physics, and Jocelyn Boudreau, agricultural engineer, M.Sc. in Soil Physics.

Hortau’s patented, irrigation management solutions help growers detect plant stress, ensuring optimal crop growth while reducing water and energy use as well as eliminate environmental impacts of crop production.

With U.S. operations based in San Luis Obispo, Calif., Hortau has offices, representatives and technicians throughout North America, including a Canada headquarters in Quebec.

Learn more about Hortau’s irrigation management systems at Hortau.com (http://www.Hortau.com) or by calling (805) 545-5994.You can also follow Hortau on LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/company/hortau), Twitter (https://twitter.com/hortau) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/hortau.irrigation) or contact us by email at media@hortau.com.