Check rainfall without driving

摘要

FOR those who farm considerable acreage, often one of the toughest tasks in the spring and fall is finding spots that are dry enough to work, and laying out a plan that keeps equipment moving. If your land is spread over 30 or 40 miles, even if you have similar soil types across that acreage, it may mean tracking rainfall from place to place to see if you can work on the north farm even if you got rained out at the south farm. Until now, that's meant hopping in the pickup and driving to every field,determining which areas got more rain than others. At $4 gas and nearly $4 diesel fuel, it can be expensive to make a trip to check out each of your fields.