System, method and apparatus for integration of field, crop and irrigation equipment data for irrigation management

1. A method for creating irrigation scheduling data for a water delivery system for a first crop, wherein the water delivery system is comprised of a primary conduit and a plurality of sprayers, the method comprising:

producing a first set of sensor data; wherein the first set of sensor data comprises image data, soil data, crop data and weather data;

analyzing the first set of sensor data to produce a second set of yield calculation data; wherein the second set of yield calculation data comprises a set of prospective crop yields for a plurality of prospective harvesting dates;

receiving and analyzing the first set of sensor data and the second set of yield calculation data;

receiving a third set of yield value data comprising commodity pricing, weather forecast data and operating cost data for the first crop;

calculating a daily operating cost for the growth and maintenance of the first crop; wherein the daily operating cost are calculated based at least in part on the weather forecast data;

calculating a plurality of daily net yield values based at least in part on the second set of yield calculation data and the calculated daily operating cost for the first crop;

producing updated sensor data;

producing updated yield calculation data based on the updated sensor data; and

calculating and displaying a fourth irrigation recommendation based at least in part on the plurality of daily net yield values;

displaying the fourth irrigation recommendation with a representative shape indicating a field moisture status; wherein the representative shape is comprised of a circle which changes from a full circle to a crescent-shaped percentage of the full circle based on the field moisture status.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises the step of: modifying the fourth irrigation recommendation based on user inputted information.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the method further comprises the step of: creating and executing an irrigation plan which includes custom drive instructions and applicant dispersal rates for the first crop.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the method further comprises the step of: interfacing with a drive control unit to execute the irrigation plan.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the method further comprises the step of: interfacing with a water pressure control unit to execute the irrigation plan.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the method further comprises the step of: calculating a fifth daily net yield value based on a commodity pricing curve.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the method further comprises the step of: calculating a sixth daily net yield value based on a resource pricing curve.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the method further comprises the step of: calculating the daily operating cost based at least in part on a plurality of collected system data.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of collected system data comprise diagnostic and maintenance information received from at least one engine sensor and at least one fuel sensor.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the method further comprises the step of: transmitting a seventh harvest schedule and calculating an eighth VRI prescription based at least in part on the seventh harvest schedule.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the method further comprises the step of: analyzing image data using a vegetation index.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the vegetation index is selected from the group of vegetation indices comprising: RVI (ratio vegetation index), NDVI (normalized difference vegetation index), SAVI (soil-adjusted vegetation index), MASVI (modified soil-adjusted vegetation index) and RSR (reduced simple ratio index).