Ngemuva kokukhula epulazini lamazambane eBow, Wash., UDavid noConnor Wallace baqhubeka nokufunda isayensi ekolishi base besebenza ezinkampanini zobuchwepheshe eSilicon Valley yaseSeattle naseCalifornia.
"Sonke isikhathi bengizizwa ngidonseleka emuva epulazini nakwezolimo, futhi ngisebenzisa amakhono obuchwepheshe ezinkingeni zezolimo," kusho uDavid Wallace.
Ngo-2019, uDavid Wallace washiya umsebenzi wakhe njengososayensi wedatha we-Amazon futhi waqala ukusebenza isikhathi esigcwele epulazini lomndeni wakhe, iWallace Farms. Ubaba wakhe wamtshela ngenkinga yemishini yakhe yokunisela eyayilimaza izitshalo futhi imosa amanzi nophethiloli. UDavid Wallace uhlanganyele nomfowabo omncane uConnor, obechithe iminyaka eyisithupha esebenza njengomqambi wewebhu nesoftware eSilicon Valley, ukuthola isisombululo. Umphumela waba yi-CODA Farm Technologies, okuyinkampani abazalwane abayiqala egaraji labazali babo eBow.
Baqamba IpulaziHQ, ithuluzi elincane elixhunywe kumaselula elinamathela kwimishini yabalimi yokunisela ekhona. Ubuchwepheshe buvumela ukuxhumana phakathi kwezingcezu ezahlukene zemishini, kusiza abalimi ukuthi bavikele ukulahleka kwezitshalo nodoti wamanzi. Ibuye ivumele abalimi ukuthi babheke ukunisela kwabo ukude kusuka ku-smartphone noma ikhompyutha. Kusukela kwasungulwa i-CODA Farm Technologies ngo-2020, unjiniyela wehadiwe uGabe Martin nonjiniyela wesoftware uDan Oschrin bajoyine iqembu. Le nkampani ithengise cishe amadivayisi ayi-100 e-FarmHQ emapulazini ase-US nase Canada.
Ukulawulwa Okungaphezulu Kwabalimi
Abalimi abaningi be-Skagit basebenzisa ama-reels wokunisela ahambayo ahudula ama-sprinkler emasimini ukuze anisele izitshalo. UDavid Wallace uthe ama-reels ahluleka ukusebenza ngezikhathi ezithile futhi ayama ngaphandle kwesixwayiso, ngenkathi amaphampu ahambisa amanzi aqhubeka nokusebenza. Umphumela uba ukuthi okokuchela - okungapompa amalitha angama-300 ngomzuzu - angahlala endaweni eyodwa futhi akhukhule ingxenye ethile yensimu.
"Kungaba nomthelela omkhulu emasimini," kusho uDavid Wallace. “Kugugisa amagquma futhi kubulawe amazambane ngendlala i-oxygen. (Ubaba wami) ube nesicelo esilula kithina: ukuthola ukuthi singacisha kanjani ipompo ngokuzenzakalela lapho isondo lime. ” UDavid Wallace uthe abazalwane bafuna ubuchwepheshe obukhona kodwa abatholanga lutho. "Sinqume ukuzakhela esethu," esho. Basebenza egalaji labazali babo, abazalwane bakha izibonelo eziyishumi futhi bazihlola ngemishini yokulima amazambane. Babenamadivayisi asebenzayo ngasekupheleni kwehlobo 10.
UConnor Wallace uthe ngesikhathi esebenza eSilicon Valley, wahlatshwa umxhwele ubuchwepheshe, kodwa wathola ukuthi ezinye izinkampani zazizama ukuxazulula izinkinga ezazingenabani. “Uma ngibuya eSkagit Valley, kunezinkinga eziningi kakhulu esingazixazulula lapha ukwenza izimpilo zabantu zibe ngcono,” kusho yena. "Ukucisha umlimi ipompo ukuze angaphumi ngo-6 ekuseni (ukuyohlola)." Amapulazi asebenzisa lobu buchwepheshe afaka abatshali bamazambane, amahlumela eBrussels, i-broccoli, isipinashi nembewu ye-chard, amajikijolo, idlelo ledlelo nesoyi, kufaka phakathi amapulazi ayisishiyagalombili eSkagit Valley.
Ngesikhathi sokukhula sango-2020, amadivayisi eFarmHQ alondoloze amalitha angu-243,000 wamanzi esondweni ngalinye, kusho i-CODA Farm Technologies kuwebhusayithi yayo. Le mishini yonga amalitha angu-45 kaphethiloli empompini ngayinye esebenzisa udizili, elingana namakhilogremu angaba ngu-1,000 XNUMX e-carbon dioxide. Uhlelo lokusebenza lwenkampani yeselula luvumela abalimi ukuthi bathole izibuyekezo zesikhathi sangempela ngemishini yabo. UGalbreath uthe esikhathini esedlule, bekufanele axoshe noma athumele umsebenzi ensimini ayohlola imishini. Ngabasebenzi abancane nezinsimu zepulazi ezihlakazeke kuyo yonke iSkagit Valley, lokho kuyakhohlisa.
"(Manje) sesingabuka ocingweni lwethu sihambe 'konke kuhamba kahle ngokunisela kwethu,'” kusho yena.
Ukuletha Ubuchwepheshe Kwezolimo
Ubuchwepheshe obuphakeme sebufikile kwezolimo, kusuka ogandaganda abazisebenzelayo futhi drones kuya abatshali bamarobhothi kanye nokhula. UConnor Wallace uthe umkhakha wezobuchwepheshe ungenza okuningi ukusebenzela abalimi, kanti iCODA Farm Technologies inethemba lokusebenzisa umkhiqizo wayo ukwenza lokho. "Enye into ethokozisayo ngalobu buchwepheshe ukuthi isebenza kwezinye izinto, hhayi ukunisela kuphela," esho. "Izinto eziningi (epulazini) zithumela umuntu ensimini ayobheka igeji noma avule ipompo."