University of Arizona completes controlled evaluation: yield up 6.8–20.5% across every treatment pair
A 97-day, 8-treatment factorial trial on iceberg lettuce at the Yuma Agricultural Center found Vorterra increased yield, improved water productivity by up to 23.1%, and held performance under reduced nitrogen — with treated plots skipping an irrigation event and still out-yielding controls.
Read the findings →
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins visits Vorterra-equipped strawberry operation
Secretary Rollins toured the Orange County commercial strawberry program that has run Vorterra for three consecutive seasons on reclaimed municipal water — hosted by A.G. Kawamura, with Orange County Farm Bureau President Mark Lopez. Documentary record of a field visit; no endorsement implied.
The operation's results →
A.G. Kawamura joins Vorterra as Senior Strategic Advisor
The former California Secretary of Agriculture (2003–2010), former Chairman of Western Growers and third-generation Orange County grower-shipper joins after three seasons running Vorterra on his own strawberry ground. "His legacy in agriculture and deep commitment to sustainable systems align perfectly with our vision to restore vitality to land and water." — Bryan Ingram, Co-Founder
His results on Vorterra →177,796-lb demonstration harvest donated to Second Harvest Food Bank
A summer-squash demonstration block grown with University of California Agriculture & Natural Resources and directed by A.G. Kawamura produced 177,796 lbs from an acre and a half — and every pound went to food-bank distribution across Orange County. The demonstration →
Bryan Ingram speaks at UN COP 29 Blue Zone in Baku
Vorterra's co-founder presented the technology inside the COP 29 Blue Zone — the venue reserved for government delegations — positioning water optimization as a climate-adaptation tool and discussing integration with international environmental initiatives.
Urban Landscapes partnership brings Vorterra to Qatar's green spaces
A collaboration with Urban Landscapes — the Qatari landscaping firm behind the award-winning botanical gardens at Hamad International Airport — deploys Vorterra across arid-climate urban green space, where every acre-foot saved counts twice.
Golf legend Carl Jackson joins the advisory board
The renowned golf figure brings decades of turf insight to the advisory board — a bridge into the turf, golf and common-area markets where irrigation efficiency carries the same economics as the farm.
Optimizing farm profitability: Vorterra's role in irrigation efficiency
On thin farm margins, the two biggest controllable line items flow through the irrigation main. A look at how inline water optimization moves both at once — less water bought, more yield sold.
Can water science outpace drought in the Western United States? (Yes, it can)
The Colorado River basin is negotiating its post-2026 operating rules against falling reservoirs. An argument that demand-side efficiency — making every delivered acre-foot do more — is the fastest lever the West has.
Can Vorterra be the oasis we need? Tackling water scarcity & food security
Where water scarcity meets food security, the question isn't whether to grow — it's how much water each unit of food requires. On water optimization as a food-security technology.