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BOW, Wash. A device invented by Bow, WA potato-farmers-turned-techies has solved a common issue amongst irrigation farmers locally and abroad.
FarmHQ is a small cellular-connected device that attaches to a farmer’s irrigation equipment.
The Skagit Valley Herald reports the technology allows different pieces of equipment to communicate, helping farmers to prevent wasting water or losing crops.
It also allows farmers to monitor irrigation remotely from a smartphone or computer.
The Bow-area startup has sold nearly 100 units in the U.S. and Canada.
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MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) Despite a healthy amount of snowfall in the North Cascades over the winter and some recent rain, the Pacific Northwest slid last week into the “abnormally dry” drought category. “We’ve had some unseasonably dry weather. … We’ve seen an intensification of dryness since February, and particularly in the past 60 days,” said Kelsey Jencso of the Montana Climate Office. “It is shaping up to be a pretty dry spring.” Much of Washington, Oregon and Idaho are already experiencing moderate, severe and even extreme levels of drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, which is overseen by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Skagit Valley Herald reported .