Israeli agronomic software provider CropX Technologies has acquired California-based precision irrigation firm Tule Technologies. The acquisition will add new data capture technologies to the CropX Agronomic Farm Management System and expands its market in California drip-irrigated specialty crops.

The CropX system uses above-ground crop sensing data and below-ground soil monitoring to provide real-time mobile and desktop information and advice on irrigation, disease control and nutrient management. Tule brings a complementary mode of data collection from above the plant canopy that precisely determines crop water use, which will enhance CropX AI predictions, recommendations, and automations, and add to its solutions for drip-irrigated specialty crops such as tree-nuts and vineyards.

“We are excited to welcome Tule to CropX, expanding our offerings to our customers to solve agronomic problems. With Tule’s canopy data incorporated into the CropX system, CropX is adding a new and powerful dimension to the world’s most complete precision irrigation solution,” said Tomer Tzach, CEO of CropX Technologies.

“At Tule, we’ve admired CropX for their agronomic expertise, engineering excellence, and global ambition,” said Dr. Tom Shapland, CEO of Tule Technologies. “We couldn’t be more thrilled to join the CropX team.”