Water Wise
Published on: March, 2014
Author: Cheryl Tavis, Dave Mowitz, Laurie Bedord
Please use the following links to view topics on this page:
Soil Moisture | Soil Compaction | Soil Testing | Turf Firmness
pH & EC Measurement | Nitrogen & Chlorophyll Measurement | GreenIndex (Digital Imaging)
IPM (Integrated Pest Management) | Weather Measurement | Crop Protection
Light Measurement | Miscellaneous
Soil Moisture
| Water Wise | |
 | Agriculture.com |
| By Cheryl Tevis, Dave Mowitz, and Laurie Bedord | |
| March 2014 | |
| Industry: Agriculture | |
| Water-Conscious and Responsible | |
 | Golf Course Management |
| By Mark Johnson | |
| March 2014 | |
| Industry: Turfgrass, Golf Courses | |
| MillerCoors Focusing on Water Conservation | |
 | Miwaukee Journal Sentinel |
| By John Schmid | |
| March 2014 | |
| Industry: Agriculture | |
| Agriculture's Troubled Waters | |
 | CropLife |
| By Joseph Russo | |
| March 2014 | |
| Industry: Agriculture | |
| Relationship Between Soil Moisture and Turfgrass Surface Hardness | |
 | Asian Turfgrass Center Blog |
| By Dr. Micah Woods | |
| March 2014 | |
| Industry: Turfgrass, Golf Courses | |
| Efficient Technology | |
| Golf Course Management |
| By Bob Vaughhey, CGCS | |
| February 2014 | |
| Industry: Turfgrass, Golf Courses | |
| The Business Upside of California's Water Torture | |
 | CNBC |
| By Jane Wells | |
| February 2014 | |
| Industry: Agriculture | |
| Water Conservation Best Management Practices for Sports Facilities | |
 | SportsTurf Managers Association |
| February 2014 | |
| Industry: Turfgrass, Sports Fields | |
| Tips and Tools to Reduce Water Use | |
 | USGA |
| By Patrick O'Brien | |
| January 2014 | |
| Industry: Turfgrass, Golf Courses | |
| Colorado River Drought Forces a Painful Reckoning for States | |
 | The New York Times |
| By Michael Wines | |
| January 2014 | |
| Industry: Drought, Water Issues | |
| Declining Aquifer Focusing More Attention on Irrigation Water Savings | |
 | Delta Farm Press |
| By Forrest Laws | |
| January 2014 | |
| Industry: Agriculture, Irrigation | |
| Moisture Sensers are Key Part of Efficient Irrigation | |
 | Mississippi Agriculture News - Mississippi State University |
| By Bonnie Coblentz | |
| December 2013 | |
| Industry:Agriculture, Irrigation | |
| What Happens When the World Dries Out | |
 | truthdig.com |
| By Tim Radford, Climate News Network | |
| November 2013 | |
| Industry: Drought, Water Issues | |
| Three Shades of Water - Increasing Water Security with Blue, Green, and Gray Water | |
 | CSA News |
| By Caroline Schneider | |
| November 2013 | |
| Industry: Irrigation, Water Issues | |
| Irrigation Water Quality Criteria | |
 | Colorado State University Extension |
| By T.A. Bauder, R.M. Waskon, P.L Sutherland, and J.G. Davis | |
| November 2013 | |
| Industry: Agriculture | |
| Some Irrigation Methods | |
 | USGS |
| November 2013 | |
| Industry: Agriculture | |
| Rethinking Water to Grow More Crop Per Drop | |
 | NAPSI |
| October 2013 | |
| Industry: Agriculture | |
| Nearly One in 10 US Watersheds Is "Stressed"; Demand for Water Outpacing Supply: CIRES Study | |
 | Huffington Post - Green |
| By Matt Ferner | |
| September 2013 | |
| Industry: Irrigation, Water Issues | |
| Base Irrigation Decisions on Maturity, Soil Moisture | |
| Mississippi Agriculture News - Mississippi State University |
| By Bonnie Coblentz | |
| September 2013 | |
| Industry: Agriculture | |
| MSU Helps Farmers Irrigate Efficiently | |
| Mississippi Agriculture News - Mississippi State University |
| By Linda Breazeale | |
| August 2013 | |
| Industry: Agriculture | |
| What's Challenging You Now? | |
 | MGCSA |
| By Aaron Johnsen & Kevin Leeper, and Dr. Brian Horgan | |
| June 2013 | |
| Industry: Turf, Golf Course | |
| Water Use Efficiency Techniques from the Southwestern United States | |
| USGA |
| By Brian Whitlark | |
| November 2012 | |
| Industry: Turf, Golf Course | |
| A Giant Leap Forward - How soil moisture meters are changing the game of putting green irrigation | |
| USGA |
| By Randy Gatlin | |
| September 2011 | |
| Industry: Turf, Golf Course | |
| Are Your Greens Ready to Host a Major Event? | |
 | Turfunderground.com |
| April 2011 | |
| Industry: Turf, Golf Course | |
| Precision Turfgrass Management | |
 | Superintendent Magazine |
| By Aaron Johnsen | |
| January 2011 | |
| Industry: Turf, Golf Course | |
| Irrigation Sensors Improve Efficiency | |
 | Indian Prairie Farmer Magazine |
| By Tom J. Bechman | |
| June 2010 | |
| Industry: Agriculture | |
| Water Management - Utilize Technology to Monitor Soil Moisture | |
| Superintendent Magazine |
| By Aaron Johnsen | |
| May 2010 | |
| Industry: Turf, Golf Course | |
| Effect of Sub-Surface Drip Irrigation and Shade on Soil Moisture Uniformity in Residential Turf | |
 | 2009 Irrigation Show |
| By Douglas L. Kieffer, Tom Campbell | |
| November 2009 | |
| Industry: Turf, Golf Course | |
| A Comparison of Fairway Distribution Uniformity Computed with Catch Can Data and with Soil Moisture Data from Three Sampling Depths | |
| 2008 Irrigation Show |
| By Douglas L. Kieffer, Mike Huck, | |
| November 2008 | |
| Industry: Turf, Golf Course | |
| Managing Soil Moisture on Golf Greens Using a Portable Wave Reflectometer | |
| 2007 Irrigation Show |
| By Douglas L. Kieffer, T. Sean O’Connor | |
| November 2007 | |
| Industry: Turf, Golf Course | |
Soil Compaction
| Soil Compaction a Hard Problem for Grain Farmers | |
 | The Winchester Sun |
| March 2014 | |
| Industry: Agriculture, Grain | |
| Soil Penetrometers: Probing for Compaction | |
| Successful Farming |
| By Rich Fee | |
| September 2005 | |
| Industry: Agriculture | |
Soil Testing
| Making Sense of Soil Data | |
 | Queensland Country Life |
| By Gregor Heard | |
| February 2014 | |
| Industry: Agriculture | |
| DuPont Pioneer Experts Provide Fall Management Tips | |
 | DuPont |
| October 2013 | |
| Industry: Agriculture | |
Turf Firmness
| Relationship Between Soil Moisture and Turfgrass Surface Hardness | |
| Asian Turfgrass Center Blog |
| By Dr. Micah Woods | |
| March 2014 | |
| Industry: Turfgrass, Golf Courses | |
| 365 Days with the TruFirm: Four Things I've Learned (previous model to Spectrum's TruFirm Meter) | |
| USGA |
| By Chris Hartwiger | |
| October 2013 | |
| Industry: Turf, Golf Course | |
pH and EC Measurement
| Pointers On Avoiding Nutrient Deficits | |
 | Growing Produce |
| By Janeen Wright | |
| March 2014 | |
| Industry: Vegetables | |
| pH Meters | |
 | explainthatstuff.com |
| By Chris Woodford | |
| June 2013 | |
| Industry: Agriculture | |
| How to Test Soil pH and EC in Small Containers | |
 | GMPRO |
| By Paul R. Fisher, Amy C. Douglas, and William R. Argo | |
| March 2006 | |
| Industry: Greenhouse | |
| Monitoring Soil Salinity | |
 | PACE Turfgrass Research Institute |
| January 2005 | |
| Industry: Turf, Golf Course | |
Nitrogen and Chloropyll Measurement
| Timing of Nitrogen Applications can Enhance Yields | |
| DuPoint Pioneer |
| January 2014 | |
| Industry: Agriculture | |
| Corn and Soybean Leaf Analysis - VIDEO | |
 | University of South Dakota |
| December 2013 | |
| Industry: Agriculture | |
| N Stress Sensing in Corn | |
 | Ag Professional |
| By Brian Oltman | |
| February 2008 | |
| Industry: Agriculture | |
 | Penn State, College of Agricultural Sciences |
| By William Piekielek, Dwight Lingenfelter, Douglas Beegle, and Richard Fox | |
| January 2007 | |
| Industry: Agriculture | |
| Sensing Nitrogen Stress in Corn | |
 | Iowa State University |
| By John Sawyer, John Lundvall, Jennifer Hawkins, and Dan Barker | |
| July 2006 | |
| Industry: Agriculture | |
| Comparison and Use of Chlorophyll Meters on Wheat | |
 | University of Kentucky - Cooperative Extension Service |
| By Lloyd Murdock, Dottie Call, and John James | |
| November 2004 | |
| Industry: Agriculture | |
| CM 1000 Used for Turf Quality | |
| Golf Course Management |
| By Teresa Carson | |
| February 2004 | |
| Industry: Turf, Golf Course | |
| N Measurement, Water Quality on Turf with CM 1000 | |
 | University of Connecticut |
| By Karl Guillard | |
| January 2004 | |
| Industry: Turf, Golf Course | |
| Photosynthetic Pigments, Nitrogen, Chlorophyll and Fluorescence and SPAD-502 Readings in Coffee Leaves | |
 | By Alena Torres Netto, Eliemar Campostrini, Jurandi Gonc ̧alves de Oliveira, Ricardo Enrique Bressan-Smith |
| October 2003 | |
| Industry: Agriculture, Coffee | |
| Evaluation of Hand-held Radiometer for Field Determination of Nitrogen Status in Cotton | |
 | ASA-CSSA-SSSA News |
| By John J. Read, Eric L. Whaley, Lee Tarpley, and K. Raja Reddy | |
| January 2003 | |
| Industry: Agriculture, Cotton | |
| Portable Chlorophyll Meter for the Quantification of Photosynthetic Pigments, Nitrogen and Possible Use for Assment of the Photochemical Process in Carica Papaya | |
| By Alena Torres Netto, Eliemar Campostrini, Jurandi Gonçalves de Oliveira and Osvaldo Kiyoshi Yamanishi |
| July 2002 | |
| Industry: Agriculture, Papaya | |
| Quick Nitrate Test for Hybrid Sudangrass and Pearlmillet Hays | |
 | Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service |
| By Hailin Zhang | |
| June 1999 | |
| Industry: Agriculture | |
| Using a Chlorophyll Meter to Make Nitrogen Recommendations on Wheat | |
| University of Kentucky - Cooperative Extension Service |
| By Lloyd Murdock | |
| January 1994 | |
| Industry: Agriculture, Wheat | |
| NASA Developed Plant Health Measurement Technology is Becoming Big Business for Illinois Company | |
 | John C. Stennis Space Center |
| Industry: Technology | |
| Comparing the Accuracy of the Cardy Portable Nitrate Meter with Laboratory Analysis of Nitrate Concentration in Summer Annual Forages | |
| G.E. Selk, R.C. LeValley, G.A. Highfill, and D.S. BuchananBy |
| Industry: Technology, Research | |
| Nitrates in Forage Cause Cattle Deaths: A Common Weed and Uncommon Circumstances | |
 | University of Florida, Monticello |
| By Lawrence A. Halsey | |
| Industry: Agriculture | |
| A Hand Held Radiometer for Assessment of Nitrogen and Potassium Status in Cotton | |
 | USDA-ARS, Crop Sciences Research Lab, Mississippi State, MS, Dept. of Plant and Soil Sciences, Mississippi State University, MS, and Texas A&M Research and Extension Center |
| By John J. Read, Eric L. Whaley, K. Raja Reddy, and Lee Tarpley | |
| Industry: Agriculture, Cotton | |
| Instrument for Rapid Nitrogen Testing in Corn: Nitrate Meter and Chlorophyll Meter | |
| USDA-Agricultural Research Service |
| By Walter Riedell | |
| Industry: Agriculture, Corn | |
| Two Methods for Analysis of Petiole Nitrate Nitrogen Concentration in Irrigated Cotton | |
 | University of Arizona |
| By J.H. Smith, J.C. Silvertooth, E.R. Norton | |
| Industry: Agriculture, Cotton | |
| Using a Chlorophyll Meter to Improve N Management | |
 | NebraskaGuide |
| By Charles A. Shapiro, Dennis S. Francis, Richard B. Ferguson, Gary W. Hergert, Tim M. Shaver, and Charles S. Wortmann | |
| Industry: Technology | |
GreenIndex (Digital Image Analysis)
| Assessment of Leaf Nitrogen in Corn from Digital Images | |
 | Crop Sciences |
| By Robert Rorie, Larry Purcell, Douglas Karcher, C. Andy King | |
| June 2011 | |
| Industry: Agriculture, Corn | |
| Association of "Greenness" in Corn with Yield and Leaf Nitrogen Concentration | |
| Agronomy Journal |
| By Robert L. Rorie, Larry C. Purcell,Morteza Mozaffari, Douglas E. Karcher, C. Andy King, Matthew C. Marsh, and David E. Longer | |
| February 2011 | |
| Industry: Agriculture, Corn | |
IPM (Integrated Pest Management)
| One Step Ahead - A Michigan Grower Uses a Prediction Tool for Thwarting Major Fruit Diseases | |
| American/Western Fruit Grower |
| By Brian Sparks | |
| February 2007 | |
| Industry: Agriculture, Fruit | |
| Orchard System for Monitoring Apple Scab, Disseminating Apple Scab Data Regionally, and Managing Orchard Fungicide Use | |
 | Massachusetts Department of Agriculture Resources |
| By Jon M. Clements | |
| January 2011 | |
| Industry: Agriculture, Apples | |
Weather Measurement
| Real-Time Weather | |
| Agriculture.com - Sucessful Farming |
| By Laurie Bedord | |
| March 2014 | |
| Industry: Agriculture | |
| Weather Watchdogs | |
| Agriculture.com - Sucessful Farming |
| By Laurie Bedord | |
| February 2014 | |
| Industry: Agriculture | |
| Precision Agriculture | |
| IPM Research |
| December 2013 | |
| Industry: Agriculture | |
| Data: Keep the Light Turned On | |
| Golf Course Management |
| By John Atkins | |
| October 2013 | |
| Industry: Turf, Golf Courses | |
| Eye on the Sky - Manage Your Course with an On-Site Weather Station | |
| Superintendent Magazine |
| By Aaron Johnsen | |
| March 2010 | |
| Industry: Turf, Golf Courses | |
Crop Protection
| Protect Peaches in Chilly Weather | |
| American/Western Fruit Grower |
| By Chris Oswalt | |
| January 2014 | |
| Industry: Agriculture, Fruit, Peaches | |
Light Measurement
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| Daily Light Integral (DLI) and Greenhouse Tomato Production | |
 | The Tomato Magazine |
| By Dr Lynette Morgan | |
| November 2013 | |
| Industry: Greenhouse, Vegetable, Tomato | |
| Shade Solutions | |
 | SportField Management |
| By D.S. Gardner | |
| November 2013 | |
| Industry: Sportsfield, Turf | |
| They See the Light | |
| Golf Course Management |
| By Mark Leslie | |
| September 2013 | |
| Industry: Turf, Golf Course | |
| DLI Requirements for 12 Cultivars | |
| Golf Course Management |
| By Teresa Carson | |
| May 2013 | |
| Industry: Turf, Golf Course | |
| Tree Shade Exacerbates Physiological Decline of Greens During a Chicago Summer | |
 | On Course Magazine |
| By Derek Settle, Ph.D. | |
| August-08 | |
| Industry: Turf, Golf Course | |
| Weeds Hurt Light Quality | |
| Agprofessional.com |
| By Richard Kellyer | |
| Jul 2008 | |
| Industry: Agriculture | |
| DLI Measurements: A Valuable Addition To Your Toolbox | |
 | Greenhouse Product News |
| By Jim Faust | |
| January 2004 | |
| Industry: Greenhouse | |
| Daily Light Integral: The Effect of Hanging Baskets on the Greenhouse Light Environment | |
| FIRST Research Report |
| By Jim Faust | |
| Industry: Greenhouse | |
| Daily Light Integral: A Useful Tool for the U.S. Floriculture Industry | |
| FIRST Research Report |
| By Jim Faust | |
| Industry: Greenhouse | |
| Plant Growth Responses to Daily Light Integrals | |
| FIRST Research Report |
| By Jim Faust | |
| Industry: Greenhouse | |
Miscellaneous
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| Brix Comparison Chart for Fresh Raw Product | |
| December 2012 |
| Industry: Brix, Fruit, Vegetable | |
| Statistics in Scientific Papers | |
| By Doug Kieffer |
Soil Moisture
Water Wise
Published on: March, 2014
Author: Cheryl Twvis, Dave Mowitz, Laurie Bedord
Water Wise
Published on: March, 2014
Author: Cheryl Twvis, Dave Mowitz, Laurie Bedord