Desert Control continues signing new projects in the United States
ISSUER
DESERT CONTROL AS
Sandnes, Norway / Yuma, Arizona, 2 March 2023 – Desert Control AS (DSRT) enters
March with additional projects secured in the U.S. Five new agreements for
commercial pilots are signed in the first quarter of 2023.
After successfully completing the first revenue-generating pre-project with
Limoneira Company, the company, in February, signed new commercial pilots with
Five Rivers Cattle Feeding in Wellton Mohawk, Arizona, Lemonica Citrus in
Calipatria, California, and Fortuna De Oro golf course in Yuma, Arizona. March
is off to a strong start with similar agreements secured with Griffin Ranches in
Somerton, Arizona, and Coyote Wash golf course in Wellton, Arizona.
The company is negotiating several additional agreements for similar projects,
expected to be signed within the coming months. Based on the current pipeline
Desert Control anticipates signing at least five new commercial pilots per
quarter and is further confident in converting more than 50% from commercial
pilots to larger-scale deployments based on achieving targeted water savings,
reduced energy consumption, and improved fertilizer efficiency while maintaining
or improving crop yield. The time from launch of a commercial pilot to
larger-scale deployment varies by crop. Citrus and dates have long seasons with
one harvest yearly, while vegetables have shorter cycles. Crops like alfalfa can
have up to 8 or 10 cuts annually, leading to a faster processes to acquire yield
impact data for decisions.
The newly signed agreements are with customers that represent significant
potential. Five Rivers is the world's largest "cattle feeder," with farms in
Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Idaho, and Arizona. The commercial LNC pilot
will be carried out on the McElhaney farm in Wellton Mohawk, which has 1,100
acres of irrigated fields. The pilot will focus on alfalfa as the farm's main
crop for animal feed.
Lemonica Citrus has a 1200-acre citrus farming operation in Calipatria,
California. Fortuna De Oro and Coyote Wash are golf courses in Yuma and Wellton,
Arizona, with large, irrigated turf areas, trees, and ground cover vegetation.
The most recent commercial pilot is secured with Griffin Ranches, which have
2000 acres of farmland in Yuma and Somerton, Arizona, where they grow various
vegetables and mixed greens, cotton, alfalfa, and dates. The commercial LNC
pilot will start with date palms motivated by the significant results achieved
for date cultivation in the UAE (47% water savings while achieving an 8% yield
increase and 21% increase in graded quality of the fruits). Based on positive
pilot results, the objectives are to expand LNC deployments for larger-scale
rollouts.
For more information, please contact:
Ole Kristian Sivertsen
President and Group CEO
Email: oks@desertcontrol.com
Mobile (NOR): +47 957 77 777
Mobile (USA): +1 650 643 6136
About Desert Control:
Desert Control specializes in climate-smart AgTech solutions to combat
desertification, soil degradation, and water scarcity. Its patented Liquid
Natural Clay (LNC) restores and enhances soil ecosystems to reduce water usage
and improve the efficiency of fertilizers and natural resources for agriculture,
forests, and green landscapes. LNC enables sandy and arid soil to retain water
and nutrients, thus increasing crop yields, plant health, and ecosystem
resilience while preserving water and natural resources by up to 50%.
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