191: CropManage: Improving the Precision of Water and Fertilizer Inputs

<p class="MsoNormal">Looking for a tool to help you make irrigation and Nitrogen application decisions? How about one that will not cost you anything? <span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> Michael Cahn</span><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">,</span> Farm Advisor, Irrigation and Water Resources at the University of California Cooperative Extension in Monterey County explains a valuable software for farmers – CropManage. This free software from the University of California combines a wide variety of data inputs to help growers make accurate and timely irrigation and fertilization decisions based on crop-specific models. The tool aggregates data from the University of California at Davis Soil Web, weather stations, evapotranspiration, and satellite imagery. Plus, it can be integrated with a farmer’s existing software<span style= "font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 110%; font-family: Roboto; color: #4a4a4a; background: #FFF9F1;">.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">CropManage has been ground-truthed in more than 30 <span style= "mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">field trials. While the product started in lettuce, it has expanded into vineyards. Your vineyard can be a beta tester to help improve this software for the wine industry.</span></p> <h2><span style= "mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Resources:</span></h2> <ul> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www.vineyardteam.org/resources/resource-library/soil-conservation-and-water-quality.php?id=907"> 115: Examining Plant Nutrient Mobility with SAP Analysis</a></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www.vineyardteam.org/resources/resource-library/water-conservation.php?id=909"> 116: Using Nudge Theory to Improve Irrigation Practices</a></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www.vineyardteam.org/resources/re