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Vineyard uses sensor network to fine-tune irrigation

Joanie Wexler By Joanie Wexler
For two growing seasons, Ovid Napa Valley, a vineyard in St. Helena, Calif., has been using a wireless sensor network to grow grapes it hopes will one day yield more delicious wines than ever before. Read full story

Joanie Wexler is an independent networking technology writer/editor in Silicon Valley.

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