Sentinel Ag said it has partnered with Nave Analytics to integrate real-time soil moisture and crop water use intelligence into the Sentinel platform, a move aimed at agronomy service providers, ag retailers and large irrigated farming operations seeking tighter control over water and nitrogen inputs.
Beginning in 2026, Sentinel will incorporate Nave Analytics’ fully remote, sensor-free soil moisture and crop water use data into its platform, enabling field-level irrigation scheduling and nitrogen management without the need for additional hardware. The new capabilities will be offered through Sentinel’s Irrigation and Complete tiers.
The companies said the integration is designed to help growers and their advisers reduce nitrogen losses, improve water-use efficiency and respond more quickly to changing field conditions—an increasingly important objective as fertilizer prices remain elevated and irrigation water allocations tighten across many agricultural regions.
Jackson Stansell, founder and chief executive of Sentinel Ag, said the partnership strengthens Sentinel’s core nitrogen decision tools by adding a clearer picture of how water is moving through the soil profile. “By combining soil moisture and crop water use data directly with nitrogen recommendations, we can support more precise, in-season decisions,” he said.
The platform will deliver spatial maps, trendlines and forecasts covering soil water content, crop water use, water stress and leaching risk across both irrigated and rainfed systems. Sentinel plans to embed these insights into its nitrogen models and irrigation decision-support workflows used by agronomists and growers.
Nave Analytics, whose technology relies on daily remote analytics rather than in-field sensors, said the collaboration expands access to precision irrigation tools at scale. Jessica Korinek, co-founder and chief executive of Nave Analytics, said the integration reflects a shared focus on making advanced water and nutrient management more broadly accessible. “Partnering with Sentinel allows us to reach more growers with cost-effective analytics that improve input efficiency,” she said.
Industry participants have increasingly emphasized the interaction between water management and nitrogen performance, as excess irrigation can increase leaching risk while water stress can limit nutrient uptake. Regulators and downstream buyers have also intensified scrutiny of water quality and fertilizer use, raising the stakes for data-driven input decisions.
The integrated capabilities are scheduled for release in February 2026 and will be demonstrated at Sentinel Ag’s Sentry Network Summit on January 23, 2026, in Omaha, Nebraska. Additional functionality is planned ahead of the 2027 North American growing season.
Sentinel Ag, headquartered in Ithaca, Nebraska, provides data-driven nitrogen management solutions using near-daily satellite imagery and agronomic data. Nave Analytics specializes in remote soil moisture and irrigation intelligence designed to operate without physical sensors in the field.
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