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Title	Remote Weather Data - Connecticut Ag Experiment Station
Author	Francis Ferrandino
Date	2009
Description	From the Northeastern IPM Center Insights newsletter: Grape production is on the rise in southern New England, attracting winegrape growers who are new to this crop in the region. This season, growers have access to a new online system that delivers on-site, real-time disease-risk information to support sound decisions for managing grape diseases. Francis Ferrandino (CT Agricultural Experiment Station) and a team of land-grant cooperators have deployed cell-phone-based weather stations at several vineyards in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. Graphs of the weather data for each location (see sample at right) are available on an hourly update. Ferrandino's team is also working to create a new powdery mildew disease-risk model suitable for the climate of southern New England, and will eventually teach growers about improved control strategies.
Keywords	grape, wine
URL	http://www.ct.gov/caes/cwp/view.asp?a=2831&q=439684
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ID	6833