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Comprehensive AgriMet Network: Enhancing Agricultural Sustainability

AgriMet Network partners with over 25 entities, including federal and state agencies, conservation districts, universities, and private enterprises. It uses the Penman-Monteith ET model and local data inputs for growth stages determination. The network provides automated and manual quality checks for data accuracy, despite budget challenges post-2018. New projects are on hold, but options are being explored optimistically.

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Comprehensive AgriMet Network: Enhancing Agricultural Sustainability

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  1. AgriMet NetworkJama Hameljhamel@usbr.gov

  2. AgriMet Partnerships • Over 25 entities, including: • Federal agencies • State agencies • Soil & water conservation districts • Universities • Public utilities • Private enterprise

  3. AgriMet uses the Penman-Monteith ET model • Alfalfa and grass based reference model

  4. AgriMet uses local input for determining emergence dates and crop growth stages

  5. Automated Q/C • Station quality checks • Upper and lower limit checks on sensor data • Rate of change Manual Q/C • Every morning, data graphically reviewed • All weather parameters reviewed • Bad data estimated or deleted • Dependent computations (ET) recomputed

  6. Budget Issues • BPA pulled funding after FY 2018 • Other funding issues • Exploring options • Cautiously optimistic • All new projects on hold

  7. Questions?

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