Heat Damage Hits Crops and Garden Pests
County Agricultural Agent James J. McKeehen notes heat in late July slowed yields of tomatoes peppers eggplants and beans with days to mature varying by variety. He warns on cabbage looper in broccoli cauliflower and turnips, explains lifecycle and control, and gives bean harvest and storage tips plus guidance on squash flower timing and hybrid advantages.
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James J. McKeehen
Levin
Computers Help Farmers Use Weather to Fight Disease
Computer displays at the New York State Horticultural Society booth show how farmers profit from data driven tools. Applescabe, a teaching game from Cornell and Michigan State, simulates an apple crop season guiding spray timing and costs to balance disease control with profit. A microprocessor used in orchards and potato fields predicts disease producing weather conditions.
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New York State Horticultural Society Agricultural Experiment Station
Cornell
Michigan State Univeristies
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