Open AccessThe Irrigation Calculator - a decision support tool for dairy farmers
Author(s) -
R. J. Martin,
R. F. Zyskowski,
S. Thomas,
A. Horrocks,
D. Stevens
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
proceedings of the new zealand grassland association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1179-4577
pISSN - 0369-3902
DOI - 10.33584/jnzg.2008.70.2735
Subject(s) - calculator , irrigation , evapotranspiration , agricultural engineering , decision support system , soil water , pasture , water resource management , computer science , environmental science , agricultural science , agronomy , engineering , soil science , operating system , data mining , biology , ecology
The Irrigation Calculator is a computer decision support tool that assists dairy farmers to decide when to irrigate, how much water to apply, and the consequences of wrong irrigation timings or amounts. The user interface has two data entry screens, one to enter background soils information, the other main screen for entering irrigator application times and amounts, grazings and run times. Keywords: model, pasture growth, soil moisture, evapotranspiration