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2026
AI insights, new tools, and research for smarter plant water measurementresearchers
Inside you’ll find new AI insights, powerful dashboard updates, the latest research, and improvements to sensor reliability, all designed to help you turn…
2025
Give yourself water potential for 2026!everyone
Good news this jolly season! FloraPulse will be at the WIN Expo this Thursday – come learn about the new smaller probes developed specifically for vineyards…
Meet FloraBuddy AI & New Research Updateseveryone
Introducing FloraBuddy: Your 24/7 Irrigation Assistant + Latest Research
2024
New FloraPulse 7mm microtensiometer for small crops!everyone
We have a big announcement: our new and vastly improved 7mm probes are now for sale! While the R&D never stops, we’re very happy with the testing and data…
FloraPulse in pine trees, hemp, tomatoes and corn!everyone
FloraPulse in research papers, pine trees, hemp, peppers, tomatoes, and corn.
Research papers, articles, presentations and new crops!everyone
We have a massive mailing list this month! Four new research papers, two articles, two presentations and validation in 9 crops!
Microtensiometers in cotton, redwoods and orangeeveryone
Check out the new publication titled “Monitoring cotton water status with microtensiometers ” by the Duke Pauli group at University of Arizona. The authors…
FloraPulse used by top universities worldwide!everyone
Hear MyAgLife managing editor Taylor Chalstrom and FloraPulse CEO Michael Santiago talk on how microtensiometers help growers save water, increase yields and…
FloraPulse newsletter. Small probes available!everyone
Michael Santiago will present today at the monthly Agstart ‘Learn from a Local’ event. Come hear about the entrepreneurial journey at 5:30pm in Woodland CA.
Happy New Year From FloraPulseeveryone
On behalf of the FloraPulse team, we thank you for all the support we received in 2023. We’ve made huge strides in research this past year and are excited for…
2023
FloraPulse at the almond conference!everyone
FloraPulse will have a booth at The Almond Conference this week, December 5-7, in Sacramento! See you at booth #236.
Thank you for attending our Q&Aeveryone
Our collaborators at the University of Edinburgh shared this picture of a spooky friend “guarding” our sensor in the Amazon. We’re grateful for his help!
Register for our Q&Aeveryone
Register for our live research discussion and Q&A session happening on October 10th, at 8:00 AM PST. We hope to see you there! Register Now!
FloraPulse in Forest Trees🌲everyone
We will be hosting a live zoom session on October 10th at 8:00 AM PDT. The meeting will start with a brief recap of our latest research and results: testing…
FloraPulse in Italyeveryone
Huge thank you to LabFerrer for presenting our technology at the FruitCREWS workshop in Italy this month. FloraPulse made quite the splash with European…
June 2023everyone
Happy summer! With the busy sales season coming to a close here in the Northern Hemisphere, research is shifting into high gear. Here are our newest…
FloraPulse in 23 countries 😀everyone
Lots of exciting news from our team this month. We continue shrinking the sensor for smaller crops and are now in 23 countries. See our new dashboard video…
FloraPulse in the Newseveryone
FloraPulse was recently featured in Good Fruit Grower ! "Blanco and Kalcsits found that the FloraPulse sensors offered highly accurate and precise…
Exciting News for March 2023 from FloraPulseeveryone
We are excited to announce our FloraPulse family is growing! We added two new full time team members to our staff—Tung in Manufacturing and Maritza as an…
World Ag Expo 2023everyone
FloraPulse is attending World Ag Expo next week from February 14th-16th. The event will be held at the International Agri-center in Tulare, CA. Come by…
New Years Announcements!everyone
FloraPulse beats the competition in reliability and accuracy! A study by Dr. Ken Shackel (UC Davis) showed that FloraPulse had substantially better…
2022
FloraPulse at the Almond Conferenceeveryone
Next week is the CA Almond Boards 50th Annual Almond Conference in Sacramento. From Tuesday, December 6th to Thursday, December 8th we will have an expedition…
FloraPulse: innovation award, water potential for irrigationeveryone
Lots going on at FloraPulse! I am writing this from a hotel in Valparaiso, Chile after a recent visit to OLIVOS riego, our Chilean distributor. Some good news…
FloraPulse validated in the news!everyone
FloraPulse mentioned in the news yet again, and nominated for the Sacramento Region Innovation Awards . We have a new installation video for thick-bark trees…
FloraPulse for small crops and new research publicationseveryone
Great news from our team! We have a new sensor for small crops, new research papers published by University scientists and now have inventory ready for…
FloraPulse demo at CSU Chico Farm field day, Thursday!everyone
Come see us at the University of California Cooperative Extension Almond Variety Trial & Irrigation Management Demonstration this next Thursday, 8:30am! We…
Manufacturing Update!everyone
We aren’t ignoring you! Unfortunately, we are simply facing delays while we wait for parts and take time to preform quality control testing. We are working as…
2021
FloraPulse validated by world's top scientists!researchers
The world's expert on plant water status, Professor Ken Shackel, presented very convincing validation data on FloraPulse at two recent events: The Almond…
FloraPulse coming to Tulare, Staniuslaus, Fresno and Sacramentoeveryone
Come learn about the best irrigation advice: the gold standard water potential, without the pressure bomb pain.
FloraPulse water potential sensor validated by scientists!everyone
Things have been moving at warp-speed! We continue making sales around the globe and customer feedback on our water potential sensors has been excellent…
Beat the summer drought with FloraPulse!everyone
Just wanted to share some great news from FloraPulse with you.
Two years of continuous water potential measured 😃everyone
FloraPulse sensors have been installed for almost two years in a high-end vineyard in Napa Valley. They continue to show very accurate stem water potential…
2020
2020 Virtual Almond Conferenceeveryone
Come see FloraPulse at The Almond Conference 2020, the largest almond conference in the world, hosted by the Almond board of California. The three-day event…
Improve irrigation with FloraPulse systems in 2021everyone
Stop guessing and know exactly when to irrigate with FloraPulse. Get a direct readout of your field's water status, validated against the gold standard…
2019
FloraPulse sensors (automatic water potential) now for sale!everyone
We have good news - the FloraPulse system has been validated and is now for sale!