A window underground: New sensors measure emissions from soil in real time
CU Boulder Today—A team of University of Colorado Boulder researchers is making reliable, inexpensive and easy-to-deploy sensors that monitor soil in real time as it, essentially, breathes in and out. Those data could help farmers optimize their use of fertilizers, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and saving money in the process. They have started Tierra Metrics to bring their inventions to market.
Tierra Metrics Inc.
Tierra Metrics combines low-cost sensors with continuous models of the agricultural nitrogen cycle. They envision a world where digital twins of farms inform farmers and land managers in real time to reduce excess fertilizer use, cutting costs, pollution and emissions to build more resilient farming systems. Visit the Tierra Metrics Website
Watch Taylor Sharpe, chief engineer of Tierra Metrics, pitch the company at the 2025 Ascent Deep Tech Accelerator Community Showcase.
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