HortPlus MetWatch: A family of products providing critical weather, disease risk, and crop management information to proactive managers
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MetWatch On-Line |
| MetWatch Daily Reports |
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Click on links below or scroll down through this overview of HortPlus MetWatch:
HortPlus MetWatch At A Glance
The HortPlus MetWatch Family of Products
Weather Station Data
Weather Forecasts
Disease Management Information
Crop Management Information
How To Get HortPlus MetWatch
HortPlus MetWatch At A Glance
Decision Support Information:
HortPlus MetWatch delivers
weather and disease information and interpretations to assist you in making the
right decisions for your disease and crop management programs
Documentation:
HortPlus MetWatch helps you to
document the decision making process – helping you to meet requirements of
various Integrated Production programs and EUREPGAP.
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Weather Station Data |
Weather Forecast Information |
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The HortPlus MetWatch Family of Products |
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Choose the HortPlus MetWatch product most convenient for you.
Product |
Delivery Method |
Description |
| MetWatch Daily Reports |
Fax or email | Receive
once-a-day reports providing critical information from a weather station of
your choosing,
hour-by-hour highly localized weather forecast, plus a 10-day text forecast, and
interpretations of this data for disease risk, growing degree days and
winter chilling. |
| MetWatch On-Line |
Internet | Unleash the power of the World Wide Web as a comprehensive source of weather information and tools helping you to interpret this information for improved disease and crop management. This is hassle-free access to critical information. |
| MetWatch Software |
Software | PC software
giving you access to data from one or more weather stations, hour-by-hour
highly localized weather forecast, 5-day general forecast, and
interpretations of this data for disease risk, growing degree days and
winter chilling. Data when you want it, with a wide range of analyses, and
access to extended historical weather data. |
Weather Forecasts |
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Weather forecasting information is provided by MetService - NZ’s premier provider of weather forecasting services.
Hour-by-Hour Forecast
A unique, world-leading forecast that brings years of R&D to your decision making.
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Highly localized forecasts for
sub-regions going out 2˝-3 days. Choose from 25+ sub-regional forecasts |
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Forecast of hourly values of air
temperature, rainfall, wind speed and direction, and humidity |
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Updated 4 times per day |
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(great for planning your weekend
fishing trip too!) |
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Region |
Number of sub-areas forecast |
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Hawke’s Bay |
7 |
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Gisborne |
2 |
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Bay of Plenty |
2 |
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Nelson |
4 |
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Marlborough |
5 |
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Central Otago |
2 |
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Other |
5 |
10-Day Forecast
A regional text forecast going out 10 days to provide longer term planning horizons.
Weather Station Data |
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Get detailed weather information from the 45+ weather stations in the nationwide HortPlus network.
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Hawke’s Bay |
Nelson |
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BAY |
Bayview |
BOL |
Main Rd, Hope |
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CRN |
Crownthorpe Estate |
CMO |
Central Moutere |
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HAV |
Havelock North Res Centre |
LND |
Landsdowne Rd |
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LNG |
Longlands Rd |
RCH |
Lower Queen St |
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LWN |
Lawn Road |
RIR |
Riwaka Res Station |
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PAK |
Allen Rd, Pakowhai |
TAS |
Horton Rd |
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PKT |
Puketapu |
UMO |
Upper Moutere |
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RYH |
Roy's Hill |
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TEA |
Te Aute Rd |
Marlborough | |
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TRT |
Trotter's Road |
AWA |
Redwood Pass Road |
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GTP |
GroCorp at Ongaonga |
BRA |
Brancott Estate |
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BWP |
Waihopai Valley |
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Gisborne |
DSH |
Awatere Valley |
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HXT |
King Rd |
MRL |
Marlb’gh Res Cent |
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KME |
Kaimoe Rd |
OYB |
Oyster Bay Estate |
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MTK |
Manutuke |
RAP |
Corbans Estate |
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MWH |
Matawhero - Awapuni |
RAR |
Nobilos Estate |
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MWR |
Matawhero Rndabout |
REN |
Renwick Estate |
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ORM |
Back Ormond Road |
RPC |
Cloudy Bay |
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WHP |
Waihopai Valley |
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BLA |
Waikato, Rukuhia |
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MTB |
Martinborough, Puruatanga |
CLD |
Clyde Res Orchard |
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LUN |
Canterbury, Lincoln U |
CRM |
SH6, Cromwell |
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KER |
Northland, Kerikeri Res C |
ETT |
Ettrick |
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PKE |
Auckland, Pukekohe Res S |
RXE |
Kingston Road |
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KTK |
BoP, Kauri Point |
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TPK |
BoP, Te Puke Res Orch |
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Disease Management Information |
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HortPlus MetWatch unleashes the power of hourly weather station data and hour-by-hour weather forecast information using sophisticated disease risk assessment models.
Disease risk assessment models interpret weather information giving information on recent disease behavior as well as predicted disease risk. Different versions of HortPlus MetWatch are available for different crops:
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Apple
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Grape
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Summerfruit
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Field Crops
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Other
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See below for an example from MetWatch Software showing how hourly weather station data and hour-by-hour weather forecast information is used to produce a disease risk assessment.
Crop Management Information |
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Growing Degree Day and Winter Chilling data provide critical information for many crop management decisions, and are excellent for making between season comparisons.
HortPlus MetWatch Daily Reports
A summary comparison is provided each day showing current season GDD accumulations compared with the previous two years accumulations to date. In winter, chill unit accumulations are also shown.
HortPlus MetWatch Software
HortPlus MetWatch Software brings the power of the PC to analysis of GDD and winter chill data. See below for an example of the type of analysis that can be produced:
How To Get HortPlus MetWatch |
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Click here to email to get your free trial subscription to:
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MetWatch On-Line |
| MetWatch Daily Reports |
Remember to tell us where you are located and what crop(s) you grow so we can configure the trial to best meet your needs.
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