Drought · Po Valley
Po Valley drought: make every water turn count on rice and maize
When the Po runs low and irrigation turns tighten, calendar irrigation costs you harvest. SoilSense measures real soil moisture and tells you when and how much to irrigate — up to 45% less water for the same yield.
Zero risk: if you don't love it, you get your money back — no questions asked.
Current water-resource status
Why here, why now
The Po Valley faces increasingly frequent water crises: falling Po flows, reduced snowpack and irrigation turns rationed by the consortia. Rice, maize and processing tomato are among Italy's thirstiest crops: when water is rationed, mistiming irrigation costs yield. Measuring real soil moisture is what lets you use every turn to the full.
Built for Po Valley crops
Rice, maize and processing tomato: high water-demand crops where irrigation timing makes the difference. SoilSense gives you the data for each.
Your region, in numbers
~35%
of Italy's farm output comes from the Po Valley
nearly all
of Italy's rice is grown here — among the thirstiest crops
2022
the worst Po drought in two centuries: −30% rice harvest, emergency in 5 regions
Sources: Po River Basin District Authority; 2022 state of emergency (5 regions).
Don't let the drought decide your harvest.
Start 60-day trialHow SoilSense saves water without costing yield
Multi-depth probes measure root-zone moisture in real time. The app alerts you when the soil truly needs water — so you spend each irrigation turn where it counts and skip the waste. It's the same principle by which farms reach up to 45% water savings while holding yield.
- −45%
- less water, same yield
- 60
- day money-back trial
- ~300€
- per year per zone, no lock-in
Why SoilSense
Up to 45% water saved and better yield by irrigating to the crop's real needs.
60-day money-back trial. From about €300/year, no lock-in contracts.
Try it 60 days, risk-free
Zero risk: if you don't love it, you get your money back — no questions asked.
Giuseppe · SoilSense
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Frequently asked questions
Water-saving and yield percentages are reference values from independent studies and may vary by crop, soil and management. SoilSense is a monitoring and irrigation decision-support tool.
Sources on water-resource status