Helpful Farming Model: How to decrease your water foot while maximizing crop yield.
Class
Article
Graduation Year
2019
College
S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources
Department
Environment and Society Department
Faculty Mentor
Christopher Lant
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) created a model called Aquacrop. This model is designed for the everyday farmer to use as a tool to help maximize crop yield while conserving water. This research tests Aquacrop's ability to predict crop yield, by comparing the statistics gather by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on the historical crop yield, to what Aquacrop forecasts the yield should have been during that year. Once the closest outcome between the two is found, the minimum amount of water needed to create that yield can be shown as well.
This research shows Aquacrop can come within a 10% range of the true statistical outcome of past crop yields. As for the watering of the produce, the model shows that there is a large range of over watering that can occur before a decline affect in crop production can be seen. Proving, that Aquacrop can provide not only environmental savings, but financial savings as well to the local farmer.
Location
Room 154
Start Date
4-13-2017 9:00 AM
End Date
4-13-2017 10:15 AM
Helpful Farming Model: How to decrease your water foot while maximizing crop yield.
Room 154
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) created a model called Aquacrop. This model is designed for the everyday farmer to use as a tool to help maximize crop yield while conserving water. This research tests Aquacrop's ability to predict crop yield, by comparing the statistics gather by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on the historical crop yield, to what Aquacrop forecasts the yield should have been during that year. Once the closest outcome between the two is found, the minimum amount of water needed to create that yield can be shown as well.
This research shows Aquacrop can come within a 10% range of the true statistical outcome of past crop yields. As for the watering of the produce, the model shows that there is a large range of over watering that can occur before a decline affect in crop production can be seen. Proving, that Aquacrop can provide not only environmental savings, but financial savings as well to the local farmer.