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FARMing with Data: OpenET Launches new Tool for Farmers and Ranchers
- OpenET has launched the Farm and Ranch Management Support (FARMS) tool to help farmers and ranchers manage their water resources efficiently.
- FARMS provides high-resolution water data to support decision-making in agricultural planning, water conservation, and efficiency.
- The tool aims to empower users with actionable, science-based data for water management across the Western U.S.
- FARMS focuses on evapotranspiration data, crucial for agriculture, irrigation planning, and drought monitoring.
- The tool uses Landsat data, agricultural data, and weather data to calculate evapotranspiration rates.
- Features of FARMS include field-to-field comparisons, custom reports, and automated re-running of reports.
- FARMS offers insights at a quarter-acre per pixel scale, making it practical and effective for farmers and ranchers.
- Farmers like Dwane Roth and Brett Baker find FARMS valuable for optimizing irrigation, crop planning, and historical trend analysis.
- The tool also benefits land managers, resource managers, and those evaluating the impacts of wildfires in the Western U.S.
- Continued evolution and community feedback are key for refining FARMS to meet the diverse needs of users and applications.
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