Climate change and public policies restricting freshwater use for agricultural irrigation are compelling farmers to maintain production with limited water. Advanced irrigation scheduling tools that combine data and computer simulations are needed to optimize water use and maximize crop productivity. Limited studies have evaluated the performance of data assimilation and model-based simulation optimization of irrigation schedul...

Sustainability in our food and fiber agriculture systems is inherently knowledge intensive. It is more likely to be achieved by using all the knowledge, technology, and resources available, including data-driven agricultural technology and precision agriculture methods, than by relying entirely on human powers of observation, analysis, and memory following practical experience. Data collected by sensors and digested by artific...