Weather Tool Survey
As part of a new collaboration between UMaine Extension and the Climate Change Institute, we are hoping you (farmers) could help us understand where and what weather data you use on a daily basis by answering a few questions in this quick 8 question survey:
More project information:
Lily Calderwood (Extension Wild Blueberry Specialist), Glen Koehler (Extension Apple IPM Scientist), Erin Roache (Extension Crop Insurance), and Sean Birkel (State Climatologist) are working together to identify farmer needs for weather data and pest/crop forecasting tools. We recognize the need for better weather decision support tools in Maine. We’re specifically interested in site-specific temperature, precipitation, frost and heat stress warnings, cloud-cover/sunshine, evapotranspiration, soil moisture, and pest forecasting. We’re starting with 3 grower groups: Apple, Wild Blueberry, and Vegetable/Small Fruit.