Expert articles, practical guides, and updates for agricultural irrigation projects
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A field method for combining dendrometer, canopy-temperature, soil-water, flow and pressure evidence before changing an irrigation schedule.
A field procedure for choosing, preparing, installing, refilling and interpreting paired tensiometers without mistaking a fault for wet soil.
A practical timestamp contract for irrigation software, controllers and reports, including UTC storage, local farm days, repeated hours, clock corrections and transition tests.
A field audit for deciding whether radiation, wind, humidity and temperature data can support defensible reference ET and irrigation decisions.
A field procedure for selecting, installing, commissioning and auditing a farm rain gauge used in irrigation water management.
A practical workflow for overlaying water events, reading wetting-front timing, recognizing sensor faults and recording defensible irrigation-data decisions.
A field workflow for selecting a reference, comparing totalized volumes, separating reading and full-scale error, and closing each result in an audit-ready log.
Specify the complete pressure-measurement channel from operating range and absolute error through overload exposure, response, output and commissioning evidence.
Record the exact pipe section and acoustic layers, calculate the clear bore correctly and document what must be verified before accepting the meter location.
Build a meter shortlist from the water, pipe, flow range, installation and verification needs before comparing mechanical, magnetic and ultrasonic options.
Use a conductivity register, controlled temperature example and specification worksheet to distinguish measurement interference from crop water availability.
The same volumetric reading can represent different available reserves. Compare quantities, reproduce a two-soil calculation and build a soil-specific interpretation record.
Build a paired-sample record, account for dry bulk density and verify performance across the tested moisture range instead of accepting a zero average error.
Preserve interval anchors, temporary holds and field assignments, then reconcile the last completed and next eligible irrigation events during platform handover.
Trace an approved command and sensor observations through the complete system, then retain a case-by-case acceptance and defect-retest record.
