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Disease Modeling and Temporal Precision. Brian Livesay. Disease models can help you make the right decision. Especially important when you need to prioritize different jobs. http://uspest.org/risk/models http://www.caf.wvu.edu/kearneysville/disease_descriptions/ombactsp.html.
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Disease Modeling and Temporal Precision Brian Livesay
Disease models can help you make the right decision. • Especially important when you need to prioritize different jobs. • http://uspest.org/risk/models • http://www.caf.wvu.edu/kearneysville/disease_descriptions/ombactsp.html
In 2010, we forgot to keep the pumpkin row middles worked. • We had other jobs to do – I was busy spraying peaches, apples, and soybeans, while my dad was hauling fruit.
Simple tools can sometimes save big money. • Inversion maps/graphs are simple, but effective. • http://www.mesonet.org/index.php/weather/map/current_inversion_map
The Critical Temperature is the temperature that buds, flowers, or fruits will tolerate for 30 minutes or less. • Most of our damage is Post Bloom, small window between light and heavy damage.
We have used helicopters to reduce freeze damage in peaches several times. • In 2009, we spent $9,720 to have 4 helicopters fly over trees – and our gross income on peaches that year was $1.1 million.
Without the helicopters, we would not have had any peaches! • http://goo.gl/KJSfH
Measuring inversion is actually quite simple – 2 thermometers on a pole. • This is a great example of how simple tools can be used to precisely manage a crop and greatly increase profits.
