Would you like to see the current weather and grape pest information found on the Network for Environment and Weather Applications (NEWA) without having to click through the website? Then eNEWA-grapes is for you. eNEWA-grapes is a daily email that contains current weather and grape pest-model information from a station (or stations) near you.
The email will contain: 1) high, low and average temperature, rainfall, wind speed and relative humidity 2) the 5-day forecast for these weather parameters, 3) GDD totals (Base 50F), 4) 5-day GDD (Base 50F) forecast, and 5) model results for powdery mildew, black rot, Phomopsis, and grape berry moth. The weather information is provided for not only the current day but for the past two days as well.
We will be conducting a beta test of eNEWA-grapes in 2014. You can choose from any number of stations located near you for delivery of this information via email each day at a time specified by you. Please keep in mind that you will receive a separate email (approximately 3 pages in length) for each station you choose. Once during the growing season and again after harvest, you will be asked to complete a short survey to assist us in improving the eNEWA-grapes email system. If you would like to be a part of this project, just fill out this form and return it to thw4@cornell.edu or print it off and put it in the mail to: Tim Weigle, NYS IPM Program, 6592 West Main Road Portland, NY 14769
Author and photo credit: Timothy Weigle, Fruit IPM Extension Educator, NYS IPM