NEWA "Hands-On" Workshop: Grapes and Small Fruits

At this workshop, growers will learn the ins-and-outs of the NEWA system (Network for Environment and Weather Applications).  NEWA is an online system that provides hourly and daily weather data, pest forecasting models, and crop production models, to help implement IPM practices on farms across the Northeast. Attendees will learn how to efficiently navigate the NEWA interface, including how to get weather data, access station specific pages, and effectively utilize models for grape berry moth, black rot, downy mildew, powdery mildew and Phomopsis. New models currently being developed for small fruits will also be discussed.

Instructors:

Juliet Carroll, NYS IPM Program

Dan Olmstead, NYS IPM Program

Greg Loeb, Department of Entomology, Cornell University

Laura McDermott, Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program, Cornell Cooperative Extension

Jim Meyers, Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program, Cornell Cooperative Extension