Every year that passes brings home the reality of climate change more vividly: it’s putting a strain on European agriculture, and not only in the countries of southern Europe. Faced with increased heat events and falling groundwater levels, the agricultural sector is facing a major challenge to reduce its freshwater consumption without compromising land productivity. Today, new technologies make it possible to optimise crop irrigation: one of the promising aspects of precision agriculture. But are the tools it offers appropriate in all circumstances to overcome the water crisis, or do we also need to rethink our agricultural practices to boost resilience? For this 35th episode of Food for Europe, we travel to the northern German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, where recent heatwaves have challenged the conventional wisdom of a region normally blessed with adequate water supplies. Josef Elfrich, an organic market gardener, tells us about his solutions to maximise the efficiency of his crop irrigation system. Guillaume Vial, an agricultural engineer specialising in new agricultural technologies at My Easy Farm, talks to us about precision farming solutions and the value of the data collected. Professor Marnik Vanclooster, President of the Earth and Life Institute at the Catholic University of Louvain, talks about the systemic changes necessary in European agriculture in light of the scarcity of natural resources. Finally, Gaëlle Marion, Head of Unit for the Environmental Sustainability of Agriculture at the European Commission's DG AGRI gives us the European Commission's perspective on the crucial role of farmers and the policy perspective in the battle to protect and preserve water resources.