Web Based Resources
http://community.gorge.net/hrgsa
HRGSA BMP Project
http://community.gorge.net/hrgsa/BMPProject.html
Mid-Columbia Agricultural Research and
Experiment Center
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/mcarec/
MCAREC Weather Network
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/mcarec/weather/weather_directory.html
OSU Extension Service –
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/hoodriver/
OSU Integrated Plant Protection Center Home Page
Fruit & Nut Orchard Network for Commercial
Growers
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/hort/orchardnet/
OSU Integrated Plant Protection Center’s
list of outstanding IPM-related web sites
http://ippc.orst.edu/dir/bests.html
Web pages devoted to instructions for
sprayer maintenance and calibration:
Preparing the Air Blast
Sprayer for Work
http://www.aben.cornell.edu/extension/pestapp/publications/prep.air.html
Orchard Sprayer Calibration
http://www.ncw.wsu.edu/spracalb.html
Block-Specific Sprayer Calibration Worksheet
Developed by the University of Massachusetts Extension Service. The
worksheet, which uses the Tree Row Volume approach to calibration, does
the calculations for you:
http://www.umass.edu/fruitadvisor/clements/trvcalculator.html
Orchard Air-Blast Sprayer Calibration, Adjustment, and Operation
Developed by
Tim Smith of WSU Extension
http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications/eb1575/eb1575.html
Tree Row Volume
Block-Specific Sprayer Calibration Worksheet,
http://www.umass.edu/fruitadvisor/clements/trvcalculator.html
The Integrated Orchard Management Guide for
Commercial Apples in the Southeast:
http://ipmwww.ncsu.edu/apple/orchardguide/contents.html.
Michigan State University 2003 Michigan Fruit
Management Guide:
http://www.msue.msu.edu/pestpubs/E154/TOC.html
Orchard Spray Rates: How to Determine the Amount of Pesticide and Water
to Use in Your
http://ohioline.osu.edu/b892/b892_8.html#m3
On-line articles that address reducing
off-target contamination:
Best Management
Practices for Agricultural Pesticides to Protect Water Resources
http://www.ianr.unl.edu/pubs/water/g1182.htm
How to Avoid Chemical Trespass When Applying
Pesticides
http://eesc.orst.edu/agcomwebfile/edmat/html/fs/fs315/fs315.html
Coalition for
Urban/Rural Environmental Stewardship
This
organization has produced several publications designed specifically for
orchard spraying. To view these
publications select ‘publications’ from the menu on the side of the page:
Oregon Department of Agriculture
Pesticides Division
A map of affected streams and a list of pesticide active ingredients
requiring larger buffers are available at:
http://www.oda.state.or.us/pesticide/pubform/maps/hoodriver.pdf
US EPA Office of Pesticide
Programs
Stay up
to date on research and policy actions taken by the EPA that will affect orchardists.
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/
OR-OSHA
Stay up
to date on health and safety standards
http://www.cbs.state.or.us/external/osha/grants/agriculture/agriculture.htm