Crop growth and disease forecasting models for crop input decisions
EMILI is working with Ukko Agro to collect and share data from weather stations installed on Innovation Farms to demonstrate how farmers can benefit from their crop growth and disease forecasting models to help better scout and know if, when, where to apply crop inputs.
Live and predictive information from Ukko Agro’s weather stations on Innovation Farms provides EMILI with insight into weather (temperature, precipitation, and wind speed), crop growth stages, and disease incidence to determine optimal spraying windows.
At the start of the 2024 season, EMLI installed three stations, with plans to install a fourth station in a nearby field after seeding. The stations monitor environmental conditions and model crop growth/disease forecasting to enhance scouting insights to help inform decisions on if, when, and where to apply crop inputs. The four Ukko Agro weather stations on Innovation Farms are among over 50 sensors that we have installed across the farm in order to better understand similarities and differences in how they inform sustainable and profitable crop production decisions from field to field.
