Both reference ET and rainfall data are important drivers of the irrigation recommendations in CropManage. If the weather data are not imported correctly into your plantings, then the irrigation recommendations may not be correct. CIMIS weather stations are generally reliable, but some stations may have a faulty sensor, or perhaps the rain gauge is recording […]
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Selecting Weather Stations
CropManage requires evapotranspiration data for estimating crop water use. The software can automatically import reference evapotranspiration and precipitation data from any weather station that is part of the California Irrigation Management and Information System (CIMIS) operated by the California Department of Water Resources. Every ranch in CropManage must be associated with one or more CIMIS […]