[macintux]

I'm not convinced by the Australian farmer.

Microclimates are a thing. Water is not evenly distributed across any sizable plot of land. Being able to tell where the water is (or more importantly isn't) can surely help deploy resources more efficiently.

But, I'm a desk jockey, and hope to never, ever be a farmer.

[ivan_gammel]

You are right. I've been working a bit with the software for water management (although related to measurements of humidity over the day). Local management of resources does increase yields and sometimes just saves the crop.