One platform for the wells, lagoons, weather, and water that keep your dairy running — from a single flowmeter to your whole operation. Start with what you need most. Add the rest when you're ready.
The problem we solve
A dairy runs year-round on wells, lagoons, and irrigated fields — and the water rights tying them together. When a meter drifts, a lagoon creeps toward freeboard, or a record can't be produced at reporting season, you usually find out too late. Woodpecker puts those assets on one screen, with alerts before a problem becomes a shutdown — across miles of ranch ground, without cell coverage at every pole.
What We Monitor
Most dairies begin with a single solution — usually flowmeter telemetry — and expand as they see the value. Every channel reports into one platform, Iris Central.
Automatic flow reporting from every well and pump, straight off your existing meters. No more driving the ranch to write down readings or scrambling at reporting season. Clean, defensible numbers for SGMA and your Nutrient Management Plan, pulled automatically and stored in Iris Central.
Continuous level on every lagoon and storage pond, with freeboard alerts before you get close to a problem. Stay ahead of winter storms, track capacity against your Nutrient Management Plan, and have the records ready when Waste Discharge Requirements reporting comes around — without sending someone out to read a staff gauge.
On-site weather and soil moisture feeding irrigation decisions for silage corn, alfalfa, and orchard ground. Know what the crop actually needs before you pump, cut wasted water and energy, and back up your scheduling with real field data instead of a calendar.
The same device that meters your flow also tracks runtime hours and energy use — more of the picture from hardware you've already installed. Spot a pump trending toward failure or running on the wrong time-of-use schedule, and bring energy and maintenance into the same record as your water.
How It Connects
Most vendors make you adapt to their one wireless technology. Woodpecker designs the network around your operation — using whatever keeps each asset reliably connected, even where cellular coverage is poor. You don't manage radios; you get data you can count on.
We adapt the communications to your operation — not the other way around.
Why Dairies
Most ag telemetry is built for a row-crop season. Dairies are different — and that's exactly why this fits.
The assets matter every day, not just during irrigation season.
When water stops, everything stops. Early warning is worth real money.
Wells, lagoons, and fields on one platform — not several disconnected systems.
Your team adopts telemetry fast, and Iris Central stays out of their way.
Most dairies aren't just a dairy. The same platform extends to the rest of what you manage — one login, one support contact, nothing new to learn.
Where We Operate
Woodpecker operates throughout California's Central Valley, with deployments and field support concentrated in the Merced County dairy belt. Chances are we're already working near you — and we can connect you with a nearby operation instead of a demo.
Request a reference siteTell us what's giving you the most trouble right now — metering, lagoons, or compliance — and we'll scope a deployment that pays for itself.