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UW’s new irrigation scheduling tool helps growers ensure that every drop counts

Predicting when and how much to water fields is especially difficult when weather conditions trend to the extreme. UW-Madison research is yielding technologies that help farmers fine-tune irrigation to save water and the energy needed to pump it. An online tool called WISP 2012, developed by UW-Madison soil and water conservation specialists, makes it easier to make better decisions about when and how much to water.