France South West Dordogne valley Bergerac We had a busy night on Easter Monday. We begun all available protection systems at 2 am ending at 10 am (-3°Celcius at minimum, not that bad, but 8 hour long below zero).
Short report at this moment (not all damage has appeared yet !): 8 ha with sprinkler watering 45m3/ha, on apple full bloom, pear, peach, kiwi : perfect protection About 20 ha with 2 wind towers. Protection is efficient till 100m of the base of the tower. Then we have some dead flowers increasing with distance. About one ha with gas heaters for peach stone production (necessary for our virus testing job) good protection. About 10 ha with no protection, damage from 100% to very few depending on the situation, slopes, air movements, closeness to the river Dordogne... Beneath sprinklers, we had the "best" ice load I have seen for the last 10 years. I put some pictures on my google account for people interested. Kiwi and pears. Beware 1.33 Mo each picture Pear : http://jmj09ggl.googlepages.com/DSC00048.JPG/DSC00048-full;init:.JPG Pear : http://jmj09ggl.googlepages.com/DSC00049.JPG/DSC00049-full;init:.JPG <http://jmj09ggl.googlepages.com/DSC00049.JPG/DSC00049-full;init:.JPG> Kiwi : http://jmj09ggl.googlepages.com/DSC00050.JPG/DSC00050-full;init:.JPG Kiwi : http://jmj09ggl.googlepages.com/DSC00052.JPG/DSC00052-full;init:.JPG Jean Marc Jourdain _____ De : Con.Traas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Envoyé : vendredi 25 avril 2008 14:49 À : Apple-Crop Objet : RE: Apple-Crop: Damage in Washington & California Hello all, There are also reports of some freezing temperatures in continental Europe, down to 19.5F in parts of Holland. No news on damage as of yet, but frost protection was in full swing with those who have it. Con Traas _____ From: apple-crop@virtualorchard.net [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Megan M. Oster Sent: 24 April 2008 19:35 To: Apple-Crop Subject: RE: Apple-Crop: Damage in Washington & California Hello Annette, We have received preliminary reports from some of our readers and industry contacts regarding the freeze in the Pacific Northwest. At this point, it is too early to assess the full extent of the damage. From what we have heard, soft fruit seems to have been hit the hardest, although some apple growers outside of Yakima have mentioned possible crop loss of up to 50%. As we receive more updates on the severity of the damage, we will be keeping our readers posted via our weekly electronic newsletter (which, incidentally, you can sign up for by going to www.americanfruitgrower.com <http://www.americanfruitgrower.com/> and clicking on "subscribe"). Best Regards, Megan Oster Associate Editor American/Western Fruit Grower Meister Media Worldwide 37733 Euclid Avenue Willoughby, Ohio 44094 Direct Dial: 440-602-9207 [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____ From: apple-crop@virtualorchard.net [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Annette and Randy Bjorge Fruit Acres Farms Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 10:23 AM To: Apple-Crop Subject: Apple-Crop: Damage in Washington & California Hi Apple Croppers, There are rumors in Michigan about there being damage in Washington State and California. Does anybody know anything? Annette Bjorge Fruit Acres Farms Coloma, MI
