Spring toolkit: make MetWatch your secret weapon this growing season
Spring is crunch time for many orchardists and decisions made now can play a critical role in whether the season ahead is a good one or a bad one. From optimising spray timing for crop protection to planning irrigation, here's how to maximise your use of MetWatch this growing season.
Could risk-based spraying for black spot improve crop yield and save you thousands?
Spraying apples for diseases like black spot based on real-time disease risk, rather than a fixed calendar, isn’t a new idea in horticulture. But modern technology, improved disease models and better forecasting are now letting growers fine-tune their spray timing – cutting back on unnecessary applications while making the sprays they do use more effective. Could you be spraying better?
Winter toolkit: MetWatch essentials for the coldest months
Winter might feel like the quiet season on the orchard or vineyard, but for savvy growers it's one of the most strategically important times of year. Decisions you make around dormancy management, pruning hygiene, pest monitoring and crop planning can have an outsized impact on what you harvest months down the track. We've spotlighted six vital ways MetWatch can support orchard planning in winter.
Autumn toolkit: MetWatch’s top ranked orchard insight tools in the fall
MetWatch is a platform for all seasons, so it’s no surprise you can make some serious use of its weather, pest and disease tools during Autumn. Whether you’re looking to minimise crop losses during late harvest, protect plants from disease during pruning, or review and optimise spray timings for the future, MetWatch has a raft of time-saving models, calculators and analytics to help you through.
Summer toolkit: Top tips to make the most of MetWatch in the sunny months
While summer brings ideal growing conditions for many crops across New Zealand, it also presents unique challenges for growers – from managing irrigation during dry spells to staying one step ahead of pests and diseases that thrive in warm conditions.The MetWatch weather, pest and plant disease portal equips horticulturalists with an armoury of digital tools to manage these seasonal challenges wit
