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West Texas Mesonet Agro-Climate Monitor

https://www.csrl.ars.usda.gov/wewc/WestTXClimMonitor/index.php

Please contact Dr. Steven Mauget or Dr. Gary Leiker for more information.

 

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Ogallala Agro-Climate Tool

https://www.csrl.ars.usda.gov/wewc/Ogallala_Ag_Tool/index.php

The Ogallala Agro-Climate Tool is a Visual Basic application that estimates irrigation demand and crop water use over the Ogallala Aquifer region. The application can be installed on any Windows PC with a Pentium III or better processor running Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7 or higher. Once it is downloaded and installed, instructions for the application's use can be found by left single-clicking on the 'Help' button on the application's upper left corner.

Please contact Dr. Steven Mauget or Dr. Gary Leiker for more information.

 

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Cotton Irrigation Tool

https://www.csrl.ars.usda.gov/wewc/CottonIrrigTool/index.php

Dropping Ogallala aquifer levels and changing commodity prices and energy costs make irrigation management an important but uncertain issue to west Texas cotton producers. For example, is deficit or full irrigation more profitable under the current lint price and pumping cost conditions? Also, what is the best way to divide production into dryland and irrigated acreage with limited well capacity? To help producers answer these questions this web application estimates the effects of irrigation on the profitability of center pivot cotton production on the Southern High Plains. It's main purpose is to show the impact of irrigation on yield and the related effects on both profits per acre and profits over a center pivot area with combined dryland and irrigated production.

Please contact Dr. Steven Mauget or Dr. Gary Leiker for more information

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