Welcome back to our “How-To” series, showing you how to get the
most out of your free Growers Edge account! Last time, we detailed how to download the free Growers Edge mobile app to manage your farm while on-the-go. In this edition, we will be
focusing on the valuable precipitation-tracking features found within GrowersEdge.
With your Growers Edge account, you receive a free daily Your Weather Report email every morning. This email
details weather events at your specific farm locations, including:
- Precipitation reports of
recent and cumulative totals by farm location
- Soil moisture for your area
compared to your specific farm location
- Current hourly forecast for
the next 24-hour period detailing temperature, precipitation expectations, and
wind speed/direction
- 6-day extended forecast
This email gives you information you can use to take action, every
single day. With the very best information in the industry, you can improve
your operation’s profitability for free.
Below, we detail how to access several other fantastic features.
This includes your Current Rainfall Totals, your Area Soil Moisture, Custom
Weather Reports for your locations, and Custom Precipitation Reports by your
locations. Take a look:
Getting To "Your Weather"
After logging in to your Growers Edge account at Growers-Edge.com, click "Weather" from the top navigation bar. Underneath "Weather", click "Your Weather" from the submenu.
Looking At Your Local Forecast
From within the "Your Weather" screen (above), click on "Daily Weather Forecast" from within the "Tools" menu on the right side of the screen. This chart will give you an hourly and daily forecast.
Finding The Current Rainfall Total For Your Fields
From within the "Your Weather" screen, click "Current Rainfall Totals" from within the "Tools" menu on the right side of the screen. This chart will show you the rainfall total in your field's location over the past 24 hours, 48 hours, and 72 hours. It will also show you monthly totals and a breakdown of the chance for precipitation within the next 24 hours.
Generating Custom Precipitation Reports
From within the "Your Weather" screen, click "Custom Rainfall Reports" within the "Tools" menu on the right side of the screen. On this screen, you can view precipitation by day, month, since plant date, or year-over-year from the drop-down menu. You can then choose which farm locations you want this report generated for, the dates you want included, and the type of graphyou want generated (line or bar). An example is of a line graph is below.
Viewing Area Soil Moisture
From within the "Your Weather" screen, click on "Area Soil Moisture" from within the "Tools" menu on the right side of the screen. The "Area Soil Moisture" screen shows you weekly precipitation totals and soil moisture. It also shows you how this crop year compares to the past two years.
Viewing Your Soil Moisture
Viewing Your Soil Moisture
From within the "Your Weather" screen, click on "Your Soil Moisture" from within the "Tools" menu on the right side of the screen. This screen will show you how your field's specific weekly precipitation compares to your area precipitation. It will also give you your fields' soil moisture. It also gives you a nice visual breakdown of your precipitation needed, your area precip, evaporation, and soil moisture.
Signing Up For Daily Precipitation Alerts
You can set up alerts to email you when precipitation is higher than your selected amount. It's easy and takes less than a minute. From within the "Your Weather" screen, click on the "Email Alerts" from within the "Settings" menu on the right side of the screen. Here you can enable email alerts, choose the precipitation amount, set the timing of your alerts, and even choose when to suspend alerts.
Now, if you still haven't signed up for all these free resources, what are you waiting for?! 26,000 farmers nationwide are already managing their farms and increasing profits with these free tools, and you can too. Sign up by clicking here!
