Evapotranspiration data saves water and increases crop yield

Evapotranspiration data saves water and increases crop yield

by | Nov 2, 2018 | Agriculture, Data Stories, Government, Increased Productivity, Innovation, Return on Investment, Water quantity, Water Savings, Water use

The California Irrigation Management Information System (CIMIS) provides raw weather data, as well as information on evaporation rates and crop water usage, to inform irrigation decisions. A series of surveys demonstrated CIMIS was used to save water and increase crop productivity. The benefit-to-cost ratio of CIMIS to irrigation users was between $56 and $76 for every $1 spent.