Direct Financial Savings Through Rebates: The program offers a rebate for eligible applicants converting to high-efficiency, low-pressure irrigation systems. This direct financial incentive significantly reduces your upfront investment, making advanced efficiency upgrades more accessible and accelerating your payback period.

Reduced Energy Costs: By transitioning to high-efficiency irrigation and utilizing precise water management with METOS weather stations and soil probes, you’ll dramatically cut down on electricity or fuel consumption for pumping. Less energy used means lower bills and greater savings season after season.

Optimal Water Use, Lower Costs: METOS probes provide real-time, accurate soil moisture data, ensuring you apply only the water your crops need, exactly when they need it. This precision avoids over-watering, which saves water resources and the energy required to deliver it.

Increased Yields and Crop Quality: Healthier crops, grown with optimized water availability, lead to higher yields and improved crop quality. This translates directly into increased revenue and better market opportunities for your produce.

Smarter Input Management: While the program primarily targets irrigation efficiency, the insights gained from METOS probes can indirectly support more efficient use of other inputs, such as fertilizers (especially when combined with eligible fertigation equipment), by ensuring optimal soil conditions for nutrient uptake.

Long-Term Profitability: Investing in irrigation efficiency through this program, supported by technologies like METOS probes, establishes a foundation for sustainable cost savings and enhanced productivity for years to come, strengthening your farm’s economic resilience.