WISHING THAT YOU HAD WEATHER INFORMATION THAT IS NOT FOR A CITY 30 MILES AWAY FROM YOUR PARTICULAR FARM?
WISHING THAT THE INFORMATION WAS PRESENTED IN A WAY THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE WAYS FORECAST WEATHER WOULD IMPACT YOUR PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES? WISHING THAT INFORMATION WOULD BE EASY TO ACCESS VIA EMAIL?
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THESE ABILITIES, PLEASE CONSIDER SIGNING UP FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI’S FREE WEATHER ADVISORY PROGRAM CALLED HORIZON POINT.
HORIZON POINT CAN DELIVER SITE-SPECIFIC WEATHER INFORMATION AND ADVISORIES WHEN FARMERS SIGNUP. GROWERS CAN SIGN-UP THROUGH EMAIL AND PROVIDE THE EXACT LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE FOR THE AREA THEY WANT TO RECEIVE INFORMATION AND WITH THEIR EMAIL ADDRESS, THE INFORMATION GETS DELIVERED TO THEM FREE OF CHARGE.
THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE HORIZON POINT CONTAINS SITE SPECIFIC WEATHER INFORMATION AND INCLUDES RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND PROBABILITY, MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM DAILY TEMPERATURES, SOIL TEMPERATURES AT VARIOUS DEPTHS, WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION FORECASTS IN 3-HOUR INCREMENTS.
ALSO, THERE ARE VARIOUS MODELS IN THE SYSTEM WHICH CAN HELP LOCAL GROWERS.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE IN-BIN GRAIN DRYING ADVISORY FORECAST USES 3-HOUR INCREMENTS OF FORECASTED TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY TO ESTIMATE THE EQUILIBRIUM MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRAIN IN BIN USING NATURAL AIR DRYING FANS.
TOM FOWLER AND TIM BAKER, REGIONAL EXTENSION HORTICULTURALISTS, HAVE BEEN PRESENTING INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SYSTEM DURING THE EXTENSION AG UPDATES BEING HELD IN LOCAL COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI.
EITHER CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS AND SHOW YOU HAVE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THIS FREE SERVICE.
ALSO, IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND YOUR LOCAL EXTENSION UPDATE MEETING, YOU CAN GO TO WWW.AGEBB.MISSOURI.EDU/HORIZONPOINT. YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS, LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE FOR YOUR FARM.
YOU CAN ALSO SPECIFIC YOUR USER NAME AND PASSWORD THAT ALLOWS YOU TO MANAGE SUCH THINGS AS WHEN YOU GET THE REPORT AND WHAT ADVISORIES YOU WANT SENT TO YOU.
THIS PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF DR. RAY MASSEY, AG ECONOMIST, COMMERCIAL AG PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI.
ALSO, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT WAYNE FLANARY AT 660-446-3724 OR HEATHER BENEDICT AT 660-425-6434, REGIONAL AGRONOMISTS, UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI EXTENSION
