Reduce Pumping

By accurately monitoring and controlling the application of water to the cane, water logging (deep drainage) and water run-off are both minimized. This means that only the amount of water which is required by the crop is applied, reducing pump costs and both the supply point and in any reuse systems. The best way to reduce your electricity costs is to only pump whats required for your crop.

Greater Labour Effeciencies

Automation allows farmers to better leverage labour. Staff are the life blood of any business, Automation solutions empower your staff to be more productive. Automation is enabling instances where farmers are irrigating five times the area that they were previously able to.  

Crop Productivity

Investment in Padman Automation and infrastrucutre allows you to deliver water to your crop when the plants need it. Plants get water stress by to much water or to little water either means significant compromise to crop production and quality. Padman Automation helps farmers to achieve precision flood irrigation while still having the time to get other jobs done. 

Improved Lifestyle

Spend more time with your family and loved ones with the time saved using an automated system installed on your cane farm. Less stress and no more midnight trips to turn outlets off, our soil/water sensor or time based solutions give you control of your life again. Irrigation can even be monitored, scheduled and controlled when travelling away from the farm.

Affordable and Reliable AgTech

Padman Automation nodes are reliable and solar-powered. This eliminates the costs of continually replacing batteries and fixing unreliable data transmitters.

Padman Automation is committed to delivering low cost solutions that pay for themselves –  often within the first growing season of use. Providing a solution with a low total cost of ownership is a key part of Padman Automation's mission