Irrigation Scheduling Service
From the start of your growing season, have our professional staff monitor your crop's water needs by computing your crop's growing stage with your soil type and comparing it to your location's evapo-transpiration rate and recent rainfall data. In other words, we'll let you know when to turn on your center pivot irrigation system.
At the conclusion of the year, the St. Joe County Conservation District will provide a year-end water use summary that you can use in generating your yearly reports to the Michigan Department of Agriculture. To review the State of Michigan's regulations is regards to Water Use Reporting, click
here.
2012 Fees: Within St. Joe County: $175 per field
Within Branch County: $225-$275 per field*
*Depending upon the distance from Centreville, MI
An additional $25 set-up fee is charged for fields not currently in our database.
A $25 fee is assigned to any field growing two different crops (two different reports are produced).
A rain gauge is provided for each area.
Download an order form
here or call the office at 269-467-6336, ext. 5 for further information. This program is limited to the first 200 fields. Purchasing this service in advance is required. Please call us or sign up at least a week before you plant!
Irrigation Scheduling Provides:
Crop-specific water management
Precise and timely water application
Energy Savings
Financial Savings
Reduced leaching/erosion potential