Measure Your Water 'Footprint':Use the UF/IFAS web tool to measure your farm's water usage

摘要

Anew University of Florida web-based tool to measure water consumption worked well during its trial run at farms in four Southern states.The system measures the water "footprint" of a farm. Water footprints account for the amount of water used to grow or create almost everything we eat, drink, wear or otherwise use.Researchers at UF's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences introduced the WaterFootprint tool in the March issue of "Agricultural Systems," after using it to calculate water consumption at farms in Florida, Georgia, Alabama and Texas.