Technical irrigation bulletin on July 29 – Paysans de la Loire, agricultural and rural information media

The Loire Chamber of Agriculture publishes a technical bulletin every beginning of the week on plant water needs and irrigation advice. This is the one from July 29th

The crop of the week : Temperatures last week were very high and this trend has been strengthened this week. Crop water demand is therefore high for the season, especially as some will be at peak water levels (maize at the female flowering stage). If this is the case, remember to note the date that flowering started so you know when to stop watering. Note that a plot is considered to have reached a certain stage when 50% of the plants have reached this stage.

AN rain (read in mm) during the week of July 22 to 28, 2024 as follows (source Météociel.fr):

– Savigneux: 13,0 mm;

– Boen: 3.0 mm;

– Balbigny: 2.6 mm;

– Iron​​​​: 0.6 mm;

– Andrézieux-Boutéon: 1.0 mm;

– Bard: 26,3 mm;

– Panisières: 0.2 mm;

– Chazelles-sur-Lyon: 1.8 mm;

– Grammond: 0,4 mm.

Total FTE for the week of July 22 to 28 was 33.9 mm (Andrézieux-Boutéon Bouthéon): 5.0 mm on July 22; 4.0 mm on July 23; 4.6 mm on July 24; 5.2 mm on July 26; 6.1 mm on July 27; 6.1 mm on July 27; 4.6 mm on July 28.

AN crop water needs (in mm) for this week is displayed in the table below.

Didier Grivot, Nathan Faure and Thomas Vergé, Loire Chamber of Agriculture