(10-22-2021, 08:37 PM)Senor Fantastico Wrote:

(10-22-2021, 07:18 PM)Jags Wrote: That’s pretty slick there.  I’m sure as a farmer, you’re very well aware of how much you need to water your crops.  But I find it pretty damn cool there is such high tech gadgets and satellites making life easier.  Have you done your normal math against this yet,  how much, if any, did it vary?

Looks like I had myself down for 24.5 acre-inches of water and they had me at 22.76 and 25.52 on the smaller block. But my pump meter is like an analog speedometer type dial. So guessing between 10-15 gallons per minute on the dial can be tough and that can add up over the course of the year. 

It has a more accurate odometer type reading too so I'll have to add that up and get a more accurate reading. Sounds like it's pretty damn close though.

Perhaps I’ve had too much to drink tonight.  I’m still trying to wrap my head around what an acre inch of water is.  Aside from being the amount of water to water an acre assumably 1”.  I know with lawns, 1” is recommended 2 times a week around here.  Obviously, different plants, or crops in your case, take different amounts of water.  Is 24 acre inches simply 24 inches of water over each acre?  If that is the case, holy cow that’s a [BLEEP] ton of watering. No wonder the droughts cause so much grief. Even if that’s way off , I still think that’s is awesome they have that to your disposal to monitor and gauge the water needed for your crop.  What’s the Margin of error on this new technology?  From what little I know and the numbers you’ve given, seems like you’re pretty spot on +\- an inch or so.

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