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Modern farm management isn’t about collecting more information, it’s about making information matter across an entire operation

Get our latest navel orangeworm update for California, including pest management tips.

Get our latest codling moth update for Washington, including pest and summer heat management tips.

A CFO mindset can help farmers make more informed financial decisions, optimize resources, and drive sustainable growth on their farms.

Meet Ashlee DeSilva, Semios Territory Manager, as she shares her journey in agriculture starting from her childhood on a family dairy farm to a career working in an entomology lab and later as a PCA.

AI can augment decision-making by helping farmers process large amounts of complex data that would be otherwise difficult to do intuitively

See how Semios' Salt Map simplifies soil salinity management for growers, providing clear visual guidelines to optimize leaching and protect crop health.

This makes agriculture simpler, smarter, and more integrated for the people who rely on them every day.

Semios Irrigation Scheduler is now integrated with key data like ETc, rainfall, and water balance to streamline your irrigation planning.

Meet Jeff Thorning, our Territory Manager with over 20 years of experience working in ag. Discover what keeps him passionate about his work, season after season.

Discover how NDVI imagery helps growers remotely monitor crop health, catch potential issues early, and direct scouting efforts.

Meet Sydnee Whitehead, a former UC Davis basketball player turned Territory Manager at Semios, helping growers in Kings & Tulare Counties thrive with innovative agtech solutions.

Find out how your region's bee hours are accumulating compared to last season and see your forecasted bee hours for the rest of the pollination season.

Semios will be at World Ag Expo 2026 to share how irrigation monitoring, automation, and service support can help you reduce labor demands and improve irrigation.

A quick recap of what we've been sharing with the ag community and where you can connect with our team next.

Soil water tension and soil moisture aren't the same. Learn why the difference matters, and how the right measurement impacts your irrigation decisions.

Learn how Semios Group provides integrated data to bring clarity to growers' daily decision-making.

Discover how Navel Orangeworm (NOW) trends unfolded across the Central Valley this year.

Mando Perez, territory manager of Semios, was Named California Association of Pest Control Advisors (CAPCA) Member of the Year.

The Semios Group, a global leader in agricultural technology, has appointed Amie Thesingh as Chief Executive Officer.

Discover the latest updates in irrigation management, from new flow meter data features in the Semios Hub to improved map navigation and scheduling.

Get the March 2025 pest trap report for California on navel orangeworm, california red scale, and vine mealybug from Semios.

Get the latest almond disease risk update for California by county. This report covers the week of April 14th, 2025.

Not all mating disruption products work the same. Learn what to consider beyond price to choose the most effective solution for your farm.

Abby Welch, Semios Grower Relations Manager, receives the 2025 NPMA Impact Award for her leadership in digital pest control and IPM strategies.

Remote Fertigation Control in the Semios Irrigation Scheduler allows you to automate fertigation alongside irrigation events for precise nutrient delivery.

Almond bloom is starting all over the Central Valley. Here are 3 tips to help you protect your fruit set during during bloom.

Find out how 2025 pistachio chill is progressing and get answers to your most frequently asked questions related to chill portions, chill hours, and more.

Learn how NDVI imagery on Semios Hub helps growers monitor crop health, spot stress early, and optimize irrigation for better yields.

Simplify irrigation planning with Semios' Infiltration Map, a tool that transforms soil moisture data into easy-to-understand graphs.

Discover how Navel Orangeworm (NOW) trends unfolded across the Central Valley this year.

Stay updated on 2024 California hull split predictions and navel orangeworm updates for optimal pest management. Get insights to plan timely sprays and harvests with Semios trap reports.

Boost your irrigation management efficiency with Semios' new update. Schedule pulse irrigation events in just a few clicks and streamline your water management effortlessly.

Explore the impact of an unusually warm May on codling moth pressure in 2023, and discover strategies for effective codling moth management.

Semios wins 'Overall Smart Irrigation Company of the Year' at the AgTech Breakthrough Awards 2023. Discover how Semios' cutting-edge crop management...

Discover why monitoring soil moisture is crucial for your winter crops. Learn how better water management can improve yields and enjoy peace of mind during your winter holidays.

Navel orangeworm management: Learn how to leverage new NOW nutmeal lure trap data, & stay up-to-date on regional NOW trends in California.

Learn the distinctions between overhead cooling strategies and micro spray/drip irrigation and how to optimize each method in your irrigation practices.

Discover what affects the onset of veraison in table grapes and how to manage this crucial process using a regulated deficit irrigation strategy.

Get the latest update and pest management tips on codling moth and obliquebanded leafroller in Washington from Semios.

At this point in the season, proper irrigation management can be a major contributor to the difference between a marginal and major improvement in crop.

California growers had an unusually wet spring, bringing new obstacles and opportunities. Here's what to keep in mind when planning your crop irrigation.

Get the most from an automated irrigation control system by integrating Nelson TWIG® into the Semios water management platform.

Getting strange readings from your soil moisture sensors and don't know why? Here are 4 common causes of bad soil moisture sensor data and how to fix them.

Dendrometers and soil moisture probes are great irrigation management sensors that excel in different situations. Here's what you need to know about both.

Get a refresh on how to protect citrus from frost and find out how Altrac by Semios can automate wind machines to reduce damage.

Traditional pheromone-baited navel orangeworm traps don't provide useful data under mating disruption. We're changing that by switching to nutmeal lures.

Neglecting post-harvest almond irrigation can have a major impact on next season's yield. Read on for steps you can take to mitigate these risks.

Semios now integrates with ApRecs, speeding up the time it takes to complete application records and helping growers make more informed pest management decisions.

2022 is shaping up to be an unusual year weather-wise, which is leading different codling moth flight timings compared to last season.

The AgTech Breakthrough Awards is an annual program that recognizes innovation in agricultural & food technologies around the globe

Here are our top 3 tips to help you develop an effective monitoring program to keep vine mealybug populations under control.

View the latest updates and tools to help growers better manage NOW, including a new 2022 regional hull split forecast heatmap.

Semios now integrates with Agworld, simplifying the process of creating and reviewing recs by having all the agronomic information and tools they need in one place.

Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) is proud to announce its inaugural list of Canada's Sustainability Changemakers...

Semios now integrates with WiseConn DropControl, bringing WiseConn's powerful remote valve and pump control capabilities onto the Semios Crop Management Platform. Users can more easily monitor, plan, and control irrigation activities from a single system.

Here are the basics of what you need to know about the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) and what you can do to make the most out of limited water supplies.

View a map of areas that are most vulnerable to frost damage from the freeze that hit Washington state during the first half of April 2022.

Semios is proud to be named to SVG Ventures' THRIVE Top 50 annual ranking of the world's leading scaling and visionary agriculture technology companies. With the world's largest Internet-of-things (IoT) network in agriculture, Semios is recognized in the 'Farm Management & Insights' category for its extensive work networking orchards to optimize yield.

The 4R's of nutrient management - right source, right rate, right timing, and right place - can also be applied to irrigation management to help you use water effectively. Find out how

Vine mealybug is one of the most important pests affecting California grapes. What do studies say about the effectiveness of using mating disruption to reduce VMB infestations?

After years of research with dendrometers, we're excited to finally share the Semios Stress Index with you all. Read on to learn about its key features.

What's are dendrometers? From what they are, to why they're useful for irrigation management, Semios Irrigation Specialist Ben Smith breaks it down.

Recent droughts and water restrictions are leading to a build-up of salts in the soil. In this post, we cover the basics of leaching and available tools for managing soil salinity.

One of the most difficult parts of irrigation is that we can't look into the soil to see how well we are doing.  Soil moisture sensors, line pressure, and weather data help us to get a better picture of how to keep the soil in good condition.

Wondering what factors influence first codling moth trap catch? We're explaining why observations of first trap capture may vary and diverge from expected predictions.

Field scouting observations not lining up with the conventional CRS model? Not detecting male CRS during the third flight? We're taking a closer look at the reasons why.

New funding will further international expansion as company eyes new partnerships and acquisitions

Losing trees to Winter Juvenile Tree Dieback (WJTD) is a pistachio farmer's worst nightmare, but the strategic application of water stress can help.

Semios, the leading precision-farming platform for permanent crops, announced that it is acquiring Agworld, a leading data-driven farm management platform.

Semios, the leading precision-farming platform for permanent crops, wins Pest Management Solution of the Year award in the 2021 AgTech Breakthrough Awards.

An emerging pest in Washington State, Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM) is quickly becoming a cause for concern amongst apple, cherry, and stone fruit growers.

Sizing and bitter pit continue to be the greatest challenges of growing Honeycrisp apples—and a properly planned deficit irrigation strategy can help.

In this OFM update, we share the pest activity we saw in 2020 and what we've seen this season so far, and some tools to help you better manage the pest.

A well-planned deficit irrigation strategy around almond hull split can help reduce the time when your orchard is vulnerable to damage from hull rot or NOW

Semios, the leading precision-farming platform for permanent crops, announced today it has acquired Centricity, developers of a suite of field data...

Semios, the leading precision-farming platform for permanent crops, announced today it has acquired Altrac, developers of an agriculture automation...

With navel orangeworm (NOW) monitoring well underway in the Central Valley, it's time to review your spray strategy for the 2021 season.

Find out our rule of thumb for determining when California rain should count as irrigation.

As pest development progresses, here are answers to your top questions related to the surge in navel orangeworm (NOW) activity we're seeing this season.

Evaporation is water loss from the soil, & transpiration is water loss through plants. These are the two major sources of water loss from soil.

Learn how mating disruption and pheromones work and get answers to common concerns from growers.

Semios is selected as one of the nine Canadian tech startups leveraging machine learning and AI to join the inaugural Google for Startups Accelerator program.

Semios, an industry-leading precision farming platform, has been awarded ‘Overall Sensor Solution of the Year' in the Internet-of-Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) awards category at the AgTech Breakthrough Awards...

When planning your pollenizer hull split navel orangeworm spray, there are three factors to consider: your harvest timing relative to pollenizer hull split, and the timing of navel orangeworm flights and your post-harvest irrigation.

Is it time to rethink conventional codling moth models? Find out why a ‘one size fits all' approach to pest modelling doesn't always line up with an orchard's unique conditions

A warm spring has meant that growers who have their navel orangeworm (NOW) traps out early, may be seeing higher than usual adult activity for this time.

As we enter spring and the end of chill accumulation, we have many customers wondering why their chill hours can differ so much from the regional weather..

Semios has raised US$75 million in private equity funding to advance the development of its data-driven crop management solution.

Semios, a leading precision farming platform, was named a 2020 Global Cleantech 100 company by Cleantech Group.

Around hull split, we hear from a lot of growers who base their first hull split applications on a 1700 degree day threshold. While some growers may...

A common pest management tactic in agriculture that deploys synthetic pheromones to interfere with the mating process of certain troublesome insects...

As we near the end of this season's second California Red Scale (CRS) flight, here's an update on the pest activity patterns we're seeing based on region-wide trapping using our automated CRS camera traps, and other monitoring tools. 

Has this cold, wet Central Valley spring got you worried about yield? Does mating disruption make sense if there are less nuts on the tree? Fewer nuts on the tree can mean more moths per nut making it even more important to protect the crop you've got - especially in a high pressure year.

Degree day tracking is a widely used practice to predict the phenology of orchard pests such as navel orangeworm (NOW) (Amyelois transitella). In the context of this trial, degree days are used to predict navel orangeworm generations and egg hatch, allowing growers to target vulnerable...

When it comes to specialty crops, we believe the key to producing a high-grade yield with minimal environmental impact lies in the granular agronomic data found in each orchard's unique ecosystem. We're working alongside growers to combine their expertise with the microclimate data...

Semios is pleased to add NOW Eco to its Integrated Pest Management (IPM) platform for the 2019 growing season.

Semios, a precision farming platform for permanent crops, was named by Cleantech Group in the prestigious 2019 Global Cleantech 100.

In-climate weather stations give growers access beneath the canopy and expose the variances in microclimates on an acre-by-acre basis letting growers make informed and effective decisions.

The Internet of Things ( IoT ) is an amazing platform for discovering new pricing models no one has ever used. “Semios is the most complex company I know”.

In-climate weather stations give growers access beneath the canopy and expose the variances in microclimates on an acre-by-acre basis letting growers make informed and effective decisions.

Semios receives $9.9 million in funding from SDTC in support of its big data initiative to improve crop yield while reducing the use of chemical...

As California almond growers approach hull split, their focus turns to the critical period for NOW control. Accurate prediction of hull split is essential.

Bats play an important role in agricultural pest management and have been credited for up to $53 Billion dollars worth of pest suppression services annually in the United States. Unfortunately bats, l

Semios named one of THRIVE's Top 50 AgTech companies. Semios is recognized for helping growers of perennial crops reduce damage and increase yields.

Global Cleantech Group names Semios to Top 100 List

Semios and Arrow Electronics collaborated on an innovative crop management solution that helps growers reduce their use of harmful pesticide practices

Semios created a revolutionary method of controlling pest populations in a fraction of the time by using SNAP-based technology from Synapse

SemiosBio Technologies, a Canada-headquartered company, manufacturing sensors for specialty crop orchards, has raised nearly $9 million in seed funding.

Semios, the Vancouver-based agriculture tech firm has announced a private capital infusion of $8 million, a $1-million grant from Agriculture Canada

The Government of Canada is investing nearly a million dollars in a project to develop wireless technology that's capable of predicting diseases

Semios news. Semios, a leading provider of real-time agricultural info & precision pest management tools,announced it raised $8M in private equity financing

Semios, a provider of agricultural precision pest management technology, has closed an $8 million financing round, led by a group of private investors...

Mating disruption programs. California has approved another tool for growers working to control the navel orangeworm (NOW).

Semios got EPA and California Department of Pest Regulation approval for aerosol pheromone biopesticide products that disrupt mating of the navel orangeworm

Semios is using wireless technology in orchards and vineyards to monitor pests and apply pheromones instead of commercial pesticides for crop protection.

Farmers are now turning to the green alternative of pheromones, the alluring chemicals female insects use to attract males.

Oriental fruit moths are going to be flying solo this summer if growers install an aerosol pheromone dispenser in their orchards.

Semios, provider of real-time agricultural information for precision farming, launches a new Frost Module.

The Vancouver technology company Semios sought the approval to sell pheromone dispensers that release an aerosol spray that confuses the moths.

Pests stand down. There's definitely something in the air at John Freese's cherry, apple and pear orchards in Central Washington...

A Vancouver-based agricultural tech firm is quickly making believers of Canadian farmers with pheromone-based insect control systems.

Eight VentureLabs firms make 'Ready to Rocket' lists

Lessons from 3 Hot Cleantech Companies

The Internet of Things Is Changing How Your Food Is Grown -- and That's a Good Thing

IoT Innovation. Pheromones are particularly useful when they are paired with the power of IoT. Wireless sensor networks like that of Semios monitor...

EPA Approves Three New Moth Mating Disruption Products

Remote pest management with automated traps

Semios delivers a precision farming platform that deploys an automated pest management system using pheromones to disrupt insect mating.

Canadian Apple Orchard Taste-Tests the IoT

Congratulations to SemiosBIO, #3 in 2013's Most Innovative Companies in B.C.

Semios Ready to Rocket

Wireless connections open new era for pest control

With mobile tech, Canada can't afford to be complacent

Vancouver agri-tech startup Semios wins big at international awards

VentureLabs client Semios wins Verizon prize

Semios A Winner in Verizon's $10M Powerful Answers Award Competition

Semios a Top-Five Finalist in Verizon's $10M Global Innovation Competition

Vancouver-based Semios a Finalist in Verizon's $10M Global Innovation Competition

Semios: Big Data and Digitizing the Farm

Mating-Disrupting Pheromone Technology Reduces Chemical Pesticide Use in Canadian Orchards