Automated, Open Source Irrigation with Christian Flickinger

Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 2016: $7,442.00
Projected End Date: 01/30/2018
Grant Recipient: Renegade Acres
Region: North Central
State: Michigan
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Description:
Christian and Katie Flickinger own and operate Renegade Acres, an heirloom vegetable and seed farm in Howell, Michigan. With support from SARE, they worked on developing an automated irrigation system using open source hardware and software. This video is Christian's NCR-SARE Farmers Forum presentation at the 2019 Michigan Family Farms Conference.
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Video
Target audiences:
Farmers/Ranchers; Educators; Researchers; Consumers
Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.