Treetoscope and Nutrien partner to advance precision irrigation in the Americas

Treetoscope, an agtech firm specializing in plant-based water sensing, has announced a multi-year strategic partnership with Nutrien Ag Solutions, the world’s largest provider of crop inputs and services. The collaboration is designed to bring real-time, plant-level irrigation insights to commercial agriculture, with deployments already underway across the US, Mexico, Spain, Israel, and Turkey.

The partnership will embed Treetoscope’s AI-driven sap flow sensors within Nutrien’s CropConnect platform, combining the startup’s proprietary plant hydration data with Nutrien’s large-scale agronomic infrastructure and local advisory services. The integrated system will offer growers a tailored, data-informed irrigation approach that aims to reduce resource waste and increase crop resilience.

“At Nutrien, we’re committed to empowering farmers with tools that increase productivity while preserving natural resources,” said Richard Mead, Regional Agronomy Manager. “Treetoscope’s technology fits our vision of enabling more sustainable, digitally enhanced farming practices.”

Treetoscope’s system uses micro-scale probes to directly measure plant water uptake, contrasting with traditional soil-based or climate-model-driven methods. This allows for precise, farm-block level irrigation recommendations. Dotan Eshet, CEO of Treetoscope, called the partnership “a major milestone” that will provide farmers with “simple, powerful” decision-making tools at the plant level.

Melissa Steidlmayer, General Manager of Treetoscope USA, emphasized the local application of the technology. “By combining Nutrien’s strong local relationships with our plant-based sensors, we’re eliminating guesswork and delivering actionable insights directly to growers,” she said.

The companies expect the collaboration to significantly expand access to plant-first irrigation solutions across Nutrien’s global customer base. The initiative aligns with broader industry goals to improve water use efficiency and strengthen the resilience of agricultural systems amid increasing climate volatility.