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WayBeyond Launches Inside Climate Prediction for Precision Irrigation Management

WayBeyond introduces Inside Climate Prediction, an AI-powered feature for precision irrigation management.
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Key Takeaways

  • WayBeyond launches Inside Climate Prediction, an AI-driven irrigation management tool for protected cropping.
  • The feature integrates climate sensors, satellite data, and AI to provide localized climate forecasts for growers.
  • FarmRoad’s Inside Climate Prediction delivers hourly forecasts up to 48 hours in advance and daily forecasts for up to seven days.
  • The tool supports irrigation management, reduces water waste, and helps optimize crop health through AI-based insights.
  • It is designed to assist protected cropping environments, including greenhouses and tunnels.

WayBeyond’s AI-Assisted Irrigation for Climate Challenges

The Role of Climate Forecasting in Irrigation

With climate variability and water availability becoming key challenges in agriculture, growers require accurate climate insights to improve irrigation strategies and maintain crop health. WayBeyond has introduced Inside Climate Prediction, a feature within the FarmRoad crop management platform, aimed at providing growers with more precise irrigation decision-making tools.

“Many growers rely on general weather forecasts that may not align with the specific microclimate of their protected cropping systems,” said Darryn Keiller, Founder and CEO of WayBeyond.


AI-Powered Forecasting for Irrigation Management

Optimizing Irrigation with Data-Driven Insights

Inside Climate Prediction is part of WayBeyond’s irrigation management solutions, which include:

  • FarmRoad Outside Climate Forecasts
  • Drip and Drain Monitoring

This AI-powered feature provides hyper-local climate forecasts, helping growers to:

✅ Adjust irrigation schedules based on real-time farm conditions.
✅ Reduce water waste by preventing overwatering and under-watering.
✅ Anticipate potential disease risks through climate trend analysis.
✅ Improve crop planning and harvesting decisions with enhanced weather data.


How WayBeyond’s Inside Climate Prediction Works

The feature utilizes multiple data sources and advanced analytics to enhance climate forecasting:

📡 Low-Earth orbit satellite data for continuous environmental tracking.
🌡️ Greenhouse and tunnel climate sensors for localized data collection.
🧠 Artificial Intelligence (AI) to process climate data and generate accurate forecasts.

Inside Climate Prediction provides growers with access to localized climate insights, allowing them to maintain optimal growing conditions in protected environments.

“This tool provides targeted forecasts that address the specific needs of protected crop production,” added Keiller.


Climate Forecasting for Smarter Decision-Making

The Inside Climate Prediction feature offers:

Hourly forecasts up to 48 hours ahead for:

  • Temperature
  • Radiation
  • Relative Humidity
  • Vapor Pressure Deficit (VPD)
  • Evapotranspiration

📅 Daily forecasts for up to seven days ahead, supporting informed decisions on irrigation, fertigation, pest control, and harvesting.

“Effective irrigation management plays a key role in crop health and productivity,” said Samir Belhouari, Co-Founder/Owner of Hortisud. “This forecasting feature is a step toward more data-driven precision agriculture.”

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