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A system and method for accessing and displaying weather information are shown. A weather station (102) collects weather information data from sensors (108-114) using a collection program and assembles the data as a data string in a memory. A station access system (140) is used to call the weather s

A system and method for accessing and displaying weather information are shown. A weather station (102) collects weather information data from sensors (108-114) using a collection program and assembles the data as a data string in a memory. A station access system (140) is used to call the weather station through the Internet (150) and a wireless cellular digital packet data system (154). The weather station downloads the weather data string to a data base (164). A user contacts the access computer through the Internet using his personal computer (170) to ask for the weather information. The information is compiled from the data base and transmitted to the user's display (172) over the Internet. A user such as a farmer can also supply the system with his particular field and crop conditions and the system will apply the conditions to the weather information and return customized crop production and control information to the farmer over the Internet.

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1. A method for controlling irrigation, comprising:providing at least one cellular weather station having: a data to radio frequency conversion system; at least one sensor; and, a computer having a memory and a collection program; providing a public cellular telephone system; placing said at least o

1. A method for controlling irrigation, comprising:providing at least one cellular weather station having: a data to radio frequency conversion system; at least one sensor; and, a computer having a memory and a collection program; providing a public cellular telephone system; placing said at least one cellular weather station in an area served by said public cellular telephone system; using said collection program to collect weather information data from said at least one sensor and compiling said weather information data into at least one weather data string and storing said at least one weather data string in said memory; providing a server system having a data base and a compilation program; providing an Internet network; coupling said public cellular telephone system and said server system to said Internet network; said at least one cellular weather station periodically sending said at least one weather data string by means of said data to radio frequency conversion system and said public cellular telephone system through said Internet network to said data base; providing a personal computer having a display means; coupling said personal computer to said Internet network; using said personal computer to provide a user's irrigation block configurations to said server system through said Internet network; and, said server system combining said user's irrigation block configurations with said weather information in said data base to create irrigation control information and displaying said irrigation control information on said personal computer display means.