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Web Based Programs to Assist with Scheduling

Web Based Programs to Assist with Scheduling. Understanding Scheduling. Efficient scheduling achieved by: Know your system application rate Understand the characteristics of soil Follow crop water use. Soil is a Water & Nutrient Reservoir. Irrigation or Precipitation = Water In.

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Web Based Programs to Assist with Scheduling

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  1. Web Based Programs to Assist with Scheduling

  2. Understanding Scheduling • Efficient scheduling achieved by: • Know your system application rate • Understand the characteristics of soil • Follow crop water use

  3. Soil is a Water & Nutrient Reservoir Irrigation or Precipitation = Water In Deep Percolation = Overflow Field Capacity (full) Soil Water Content (soil moisture measurement) Water Holding Capacity (AW * Rz) = Size of Reservoir ET = Water Out Wilting Point (empty)

  4. How Big is Your Reservoir? How much water can it hold? When will it be empty? Deep Silt Deep Sand ET ET Shallow Silt Shallow Sand ET ET

  5. Starting from full, after a few days of water use. Sand Silt ET ET

  6. 3 Scheduling Resources • Wateright • Fresno State • Irrigation Scheduler • Washington State • Soil Moisture Loss Reports • Tehama Cooperative Ext • Combine with application rate determined from MIL

  7. How Do They Work? • Simple soil water balance based on ET • Usable on any desktop or smart phone • Designed for usability #1 • Quick & easy to set up • Automatically pulls ET data from selected weather stations

  8. Specific help link on every screen

  9. Additional Features • Option for notifications via email or text • Can use hours of irrigation run time instead of inches of applied water • Integrated calculators for app. rate • Also available from MIL • Download all data to an excel spreadsheet • Can set up different crop defaults for different states or counties

  10. Advantages • Information on how much water plant needs • Information on wetness/dryness of soil • Removing irrigation guess work • Record keeping!

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