USA Rice Federation Farmer Tim Gertson: An Inventive Approach to Rice Sustainability in Texas
October 09, 2019
October 09, 2019
LISSIE, Texas, Oct. 9 -- USA Rice Federation issued the following news:
When Tim Gertson isn't out in the fields, you might find him hunkered down in his office, which he describes as "a mad scientist's lair, with jumper wires all over the place." These days, Tim is working on a prototype for a wireless water-level monitor and control system for the rice fields on his approximately 1,000 acre farm here. "My goal is to have a rice field irrigate itself autonomously,&qu . . .
When Tim Gertson isn't out in the fields, you might find him hunkered down in his office, which he describes as "a mad scientist's lair, with jumper wires all over the place." These days, Tim is working on a prototype for a wireless water-level monitor and control system for the rice fields on his approximately 1,000 acre farm here. "My goal is to have a rice field irrigate itself autonomously,&qu . . .