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Benedict T. Palen, Jr. - Soil Moisture Sensors As A Tool For Irrigated Farm Management

Benedict T. Palen, Jr., is a fifth generation farmer with substantial experience in many phases of agriculture, and especially with regard to soil and water conservation techniques. Benedict T. Palen, Jr. has provided consulting services to farms in the USA, Africa.<br>

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Benedict T. Palen, Jr. - Soil Moisture Sensors As A Tool For Irrigated Farm Management

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  1. Benedict T. Palen, Jr. - Soil Moisture Sensors As A Tool For Irrigated Farm Management

  2. Benedict T. Palen, Jr. - Soil Moisture Sensors As A Tool For Irrigated Farm Management In the rapidly evolving world of ag tech, there are many options—too many in the eyes of some observers—from which a farmer can make choices when he/she is looking at ways to manage water usage decisions in a more precise manner.

  3. Benedict T. Palen, Jr. - Soil Moisture Sensors As A Tool For Irrigated Farm Management Soil moisture sensors are not new, nor are they particularly high tech when compared to some of the precision ag tools that are available today; however, it has been my experience that, in many irrigated areas of the US and around the world, their use is not that common—unless there has been a push by, say, the local Natural Resources Conservation Service, or others—to increase their usage.

  4. Benedict T. Palen, Jr. - Soil Moisture Sensors As A Tool For Irrigated Farm Management All of this came full circle for me during a recent NRCS sponsored event on soil and water conservation. The gentleman who gave a presentation before mine was a researcher from Kansas State University who showed a slide that captured the essence of why these sensors are such an important tool in the toolbox.

  5. Benedict T. Palen, Jr. - Soil Moisture Sensors As A Tool For Irrigated Farm Management There are a number of choices for soil moisture sensors, and some of the considerations for the decision include cost, which can range from a few hundred dollars to over $1,500, ease of installation, ability to capture data from the sensor remotely, the format of the data, and the soil types across a field.

  6. Benedict T. Palen, Jr. - Soil Moisture Sensors As A Tool For Irrigated Farm Management As far as the latter point, in theory one should have soil moisture sensors in use on all soil types across a field if one holds true to the idea of variable rate irrigation. But the practicality of the cost of having multiple sensors comes into play. I have worked with farmers who will use the approach of, say, two sensors in a field to pick up the majority of the soils types, and then extrapolating from the data that is generated to make decisions for the field as a whole.

  7. Benedict T. Palen, Jr. - Soil Moisture Sensors As A Tool For Irrigated Farm Management Benedict T. Palen, Jr., is a fifth generation farmer with substantial experience in many phases of agriculture, and especially with regard to soil and water conservation techniques. Benedict T. Palen, Jr. has provided consulting services to farms in the USA, Africa, and in the Middle East. He can be reached at ben@agmgmtpartners.com

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