HRGSA BMP Project / Areawide II Handbook

Web Based Resources

Hood River Grower-Shipper Association

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 – Hood River

http://extension.oregonstate.edu/hoodriver/

OSU Integrated Plant Protection Center Home Page

http://www.ippc.orst.edu

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, University of Massachusetts Extension Service. The online worksheet does the TRV calculations for you:

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 Orchard Ohio State University Extension Bulletin 892-01

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:

http://www.curesworks.org/

National Pesticide Information Center

http://npic.orst.edu/

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