Paul Rasch, a Michigan native, now owns and operates Wilson's Orchard in eastern Iowa. He shares his insights on growing apples for on-farm retail and pick-your-own markets, as well as hard and sweet cider production.
Feb 9, 2023
36 min
Veteran apple grower Andy Lynd, from east-central Ohio, offers his impressions of his on-farm experiences with using Intelligent Sprayer technology for applying pesticides in his orchard.
Feb 9, 2023
23 min
Fungicide stewardship is aided by conserving the use of fungicides as much as possible. Dr. Ivey offers some suggestions to help growers apply fungicides more efficiently and cost-effectively.
Feb 9, 2023
29 min
ason Deveau, "The Spray Guy", is widely recognized as an expert in the practical aspects of pesticide spray technology on horticultural and field crop technology. In this episode, Jason shares his insights on the use of optics to aid the accuracy and efficiency of sprayers. Part I.
Feb 9, 2023
24 min
Jason Deveau, "The Spray Guy", is widely recognized as an expert in the practical aspects of pesticide spray technology on horticultural and field crop technology. In this episode, Jason shares his insights on the use of optics to aid the accuracy and efficiency of sprayers. Part I.
Feb 8, 2023
26 min
Dr. Kerik Cox talks to Mark about the disease-warning models available with the online forecasting tool called NEWA, developed by Cornell University.
For more information visit:
Dr. Cox's website: https://cals.cornell.edu/kerik-d-cox
NEWA's website: https://newa.cornell.edu/
Jun 1, 2022
33 min
NEWA is a regional service that helps growers translate weather information into IPM risk ratings. Dr. Ivey, an associate professor and plant pathologist at Ohio State University, walks us through NEWA’s features.
Feb 8, 2022
37 min
An IPM tactic can be promising, but is it profitable? Dr. Zhang, an associate professor in the ISU Department of Economics, explains how he helps growers run the numbers to forecast profit or loss.
Feb 1, 2022
36 min
Adam, an engineer at USDA-ARS in Wooster, Ohio, has been with the intelligent sprayer since its first steps. Why are growers so interested in this technology? (Part II).
Jan 25, 2022
25 min
Adam, an engineer at USDA-ARS in Wooster, Ohio, has been with the intelligent sprayer since its first steps. Why are growers so interested in this technology? (Part I).
Jan 18, 2022
19 min
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