Crop Water Use Calculator
This Crop Water Use Calculator helps growers estimate crop water use. Fill it in by hand and keep it with your farm records for later seasons.
Download free PDF1 page, US Letter, prints clean in black and white
WorksheetCrops & AgronomyFree PDF
What you fill in
- Field and crop
- Planting date
- Growth stage
- Weather data source
- Crop coefficient source
- Calculated water use
- Rain and irrigation applied
- Remaining soil water
How to use this worksheet
Take the sheet along to the field, shop or office. The blank lines are there so you can write down what you actually see and use.
Where to check the details
This sheet is a general template, so confirm specifics with your own manuals, labels and local rules. For current official guidance, start with eXtension and NOAA.
For more in this area, see the row crop calendar. Between chores, farm.FM has farm humor, including Dairy Farm Water Use Report Finds Cows Drinking With Suspicious Enthusiasm, and farming farm stories.