Soil moisture sensor reader
1.5 miles NE of Scribner: Irrigated no-till soybeans on Moody Silty Clay loam soil (about 2.2″ of available water per foot)
August 3 – August 10
Weekly Rainfall/Irrigation & Crop Water Use for August 3 – August 10:
Rainfall = 0.8″
Irrigation = 0″ (0.0″ total for season)
ET (Evapotranspiration) Reading: 0.6
Soybean Water Use (R4 – Full Pod) = 0.66″
Summary:
July 2 – August 10 Rainfall: 7.6″
July 2 – August 10 Soybean Water Use: 6.0″
Total July-August Deficit: +1.6″
No soil moisture sensors installed at this location.
2 miles W of Hooper: Location 1, Irrigated strip-till corn after soybeans on Moody Silty Clay Loam soil (about 2.2″ of available water per foot).
August 3 – August 10
Weekly Rainfall/Irrigation & Crop Water Use for August 3 – August 10:
Rainfall =0.65″
Irrigation = 0″ (1.25″ total for season)
ET Reading = 1.00
Corn Water Use (R3 – Milk) = 1.1″
Soil Water Depleted* at Depth (Sensor Reading)
*Corn lodged the week of July 27 – August 3 due to high winds in the location of the sensors. Soil moisture readings no long representative.
Summary:
June 29 – August 10 Rainfall: 8.8″
June 29 – August 10 Corn Water Use: 7.5″
Total July-August Deficit: +1.3″
2 miles W of Hooper: Location 2, Rainfed No-till Soybeans after Corn on Moody Silty Clay Loam soil (about 2.2″ of available water per foot)
August 3 – August 10
Weekly Rainfall & Crop Water Use for August 3 – August 10:
Rainfall = 0.65″
ET Reading = 1.0
Soybeans Water Use (R4) = 1.1″
Soil Water Depleted at Depth (Sensor Reading) on August 10:
1 ft = 0.00″ (11) or 1.1″ of available water before 50% depletion
2 ft = 0.02″ (21)
3 ft = 0.10″ (26)
Summary:
June 29 – August 10 Rainfall: 8.8″
June 29 – August 10 Soybean Water Use: 6.7″
Total July-August Deficit: +2.1″
6 miles E of Winslow
Irrigated Conventional-Tilled Corn-after-Corn on Moody Silty Clay Loam soil (about 2.2″ of available water per foot)
August 3 – August 10
Weekly Rainfall/Irrigation & Crop Water Use for August 3- August 10
Rainfall = 0.6″
Irrigation = 0.0″ (0.0″ total for season)
ET Reading = 1.1
Corn Water Use (R4 – Dough) = 1.21″
Soybean Water Use (R4 – Full Pod) = 1.21″
Soil Water Depleted at Depth (Sensor Reading) on August 10:
1 ft = 0.00″ (20) or 1.1″ of available water before 50% depletion
2 ft = 0.22″ (34)
3ft = 0.05″ (23)
Summary:
June 29 – August 10 Rainfall: 9.5″
June 29 – August 10 Corn Water Use: 7.7″
Total July-August Deficit: +1.8″
