This soil moisture monitoring showcase gives an opportunity for the Mississippi agricultural community to learn more about the soil moisture sensors and accompanying telemetry services currently on the market. In 2020 and 2021, the showcase included a physical demonstration of different soil moisture monitoring systems installed side by side on the same field at the West Farm of Mississippi State University Delta Research and Extension Center. The showcase became solely virtual in 2023 but continues to provide free public access to objective information about various soil moisture monitoring systems and to hands-on experiences of viewing live data on their respective interfaces. Currently, the showcase features AquaSpy AgSpy, CropX, Goanna Ag GoField+, High Yield Ag Solutions, Irrometer IRROcloud, 365 by Prospera, and Simplot SmartFarm.

This program is a contribution of the National Center for Alluvial Aquifer Research (NCAAR), the Mississippi State University Extension Service, and the Row-Crop Irrigation Science Extension and Research (RISER) initiative. NCAAR is supported by the Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, under Cooperative Agreement number 58-6001-7-001. RISER is supported jointly by Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board, Mississippi Corn Promotion Board, Mississippi Rice Promotion Board, Cotton Incorporated, and Mississippi Peanut Promotion Board and by the Conservation Innovation Grants program at USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service under award number NR203A750008G007.