Pear

Take Control of Orchard Watering for Even Yields, Healthy Trees, and Bigger Pears

Verdi irrigation automation helps pear growers use limited water at the right time, fix dry and wet spots across the orchard, and match watering to tree needs so yields, fruit size, and quality stay strong.
Blue Diamond Growers can use Verdi to utilize the Orchard Stewardship Incentive Program

3 Ways Irrigation Automation Helps Pear Growers Save Water, Boost Yields, and Protect Fruit Quality

Smarter, Simpler Irrigation

Tech should make things easier, not harder. Verdi works with your existing setup, installs in minutes, and automates only where it makes a difference.

Every Drop Counts

Water access is unpredictable — and every decision matters more than ever. Verdi gives you real-time field data and control, so you can make confident, cost-effective choices.

Do More with Less

Managing irrigation by hand is draining — and labor's not getting easier. Verdi, automates what use used to take hours, confirms it’s done, and frees up your time

How Automated Irrigation Helps Pear Growers Save Water, Even Out Orchard Moisture, and Protect Yield and Fruit Quality

Rapid cell expansion is the make-or-break irrigation window for fruit size. Water stress here permanently reduces diameter. No amount of late-season water brings it back.

Over-irrigation drives excessive shoot vigor, which makes pear orchards significantly more susceptible to fire blight. Fire blight can kill entire scaffold limbs. In severe cases, whole trees.

Irrigation during bloom needs careful management. Overhead or poorly timed applications increase fire blight inoculation risk at the most sensitive moment in the tree's season.

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Bottom Line:
Pear is one of the few crops where both over- and under-irrigation cause major economic damage in the same season. Fruit size loss is invisible until harvest. Fire blight damage is visible and devastating.

You don't need a PhD to manage data or a full crew to do the work.

Verdi connects directly to your valves, sensors and pumps to give you remote control, automated scheduling and real-time feedback. It works with the equipment you already have and installs in hours, not weeks.

Most growers see a return on investment in under 6 months. You’ll see it in your water bill, labor costs and peace of mind.

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Verdi Block Controller Irrigation Scheduling on a phone

You won’t do this alone

Personalized Support
Verdi's team will walk your orchard with you. We'll help you quote it, install it, and get results from day one.
Bilingual Support
Get assistance in your preferred language with our bilingual support team, making communication seamless.
Seasonal Check-ins
We'll check regularly throughout the growing season to ensure your system is optimized for current conditions.

Trusted by farmers everywhere

Scott Woody Tantalus
"The experience working with everyone at Verdi has been fantastic. Just the level of care with adopting the system to our needs has been fantastic. They have been there every step of the way, no questions have gone unanswered and I feel very confident in our relationship with Verdi. I would recommend Verdi to just about anyone."
Scott Woody
Vineyard Manager, Tantalus Vineyards
Stephanie Adamson
"Verdi allows us to irrigate over 100 vineyard blocks across our 7 different vineyards and 12 varietals. We can fine tune irrigation for each block and each varietal based on soil moisture sensors and other data to have the best possible grape quality at the end of the season."
Stephanie Adamson
Data and Irrigation Technician, Quails' Gate Estate Winery
Mike Watson Arterra Vineyards
"Verdi is everything we need in one system for irrigation. Automated irrigation control, environmental sensor data and irrigation verification. We are able to schedule our irrigations according to the moisture content in the soil and if we have a line break or an inaccurate irrigation we receive an alert."
Mike Watson
Senior Viticulturist, Arterra Wines Canada
Matt Fortuna 50th Parallel Estate Winery
"Before Verdi I would spend up to four hours a day turning on valves, turning on pumps, ensuring everything was working on our 50 acre vineyard. Now I can remotely plan and execute my irrigations within 15 or 20 minutes which has really freed me up to do bigger and better things on our site."
Matthew Fortuna
Vineyard Manager & Winemaker, 50th Parallel Estate Winery
Kyle Stauber Mcintyre Creek Cannabis
"Verdi has greatly improved my efficiency and confidence by allowing remote monitoring of pressure, flow, and valve operation, ensuring everything runs smoothly and sending me an alert when there is an issue."
Kyle Stauber
Head Grower, McIntyre Creek Cannabis
Erasmo Nunez
"Verdi is fully wireless, making installation and maintenance simple. Within a matter of hours it can be operational and it is honestly amazing how effective it was for us right out of the gate. We will be expanding Verdi to all our farms."
Erasmo Nunez
Vineyard Manager, Mt. Boucherie Estate Winery
Judy Wanbon
"Quails' Gate is able to spend less time on irrigation while increasing our confidence that the vines are receiving the water they need. Verdi provides amazing on-field service."
Judy Wanbon
Vineyard Manager, Quails' Gate Estate Winery
Nelson Dutra Arterra
"We were able to achieve uniform vigor and high quality throughout our premium Malbec vineyard block by reducing both under-irrigation and over-irrigation with Verdi’s precision variable rate irrigation platform. We are very excited about the potential for this technology. Verdi gives you the freedom to remotely turn on valves day or night, saving water and time."
Nelson Dutra
Vineyard Manager, Arterra Wines Canada

Book a Discovery Call to Learn How Automated Irrigation Can Boost Your Pear Orchard

Book a quick call with our agronomy team to walk through your specific setup
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Quick installation
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How to save 30%, and reduce labour costs
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Automated scheduling based on real data
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ROI in under 6 months for most growers
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Exclusive offer for Blue Diamond growers
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