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Jun. 7, 2013 Source: DTN/The Progressive Farmer news release Get better insight into precipitation and markets with new capabilities from DTN Who: Producers looking to improve operational and marketing decisions this growing season. What: A comprehensive tool, Precip Gauge, allows users to improve resource allocation, planting, irrigation, and chemical applications, with current and historical precipitation. In addition, evapotranspiration data helps identify significant water loss from drainage basins. This tool is part of the latest versions of DTN Online and Ag Weather Tools app. DTN Online also allows users to layer vital data, such as the North American Drought Monitor, soil temperature forecasts, and hay timing information, over new Google maps to enhance their weather and market related decisions. Producers can get better perspective on current market behaviors with DTN Onlines new option premium and historical spreads charts, which include information that was previously only available to traders and brokers. Why: With a late start to the 2013 planting season, producers need comprehensive tools to stay ahead of market-moving weather and events and make faster, smarter decisions. Benefits: Improve decisions at the field level with a historical daily and monthly precipitation log, by field. Determine the impact of precipitation with 30 and 60 day precipitation comparisons to normal levels. Identify significant water loss with evapotranspiration data that pinpoints loss amounts due to environmental conditions. Tweet |
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