Re: [apple-crop] Spray program software

2012-03-05 Thread Blaine Bonnar
Hello; Anyone know of a Canadian version of this software or a similar product I'm developing an orchard spray tracking program and would welcome input/suggestions from fellow growers. I'm drawing on 30 plus years of personal orchard experience as well as 15 plus years of database

Re: [apple-crop] Spray program software

2012-03-05 Thread Randall Steffens
Wow Blaine, this is exceptionally good news! Can't wait to purchase it. I'm so glad to hear that someone is at last developing this sort of application for the idevices. Randy Steffens Shepherd's Valley Orchards Tennessee On Mar 5, 2012, at 10:51 AM, Blaine Bonnar wrote: Hello; Anyone

Re: [apple-crop] Spray program software - Ontario AppleTracker

2012-03-05 Thread Huffman, Leslie (OMAFRA)
The Ontario Apple Growers are just releasing AppleTracker, a web-based record keeping software for Ontario apple growers. This is joint project with OMAFRA and DragonFly IT. Here is the article I recently wrote for our grower newspaper; Records - Are Yours Adequate? Let AppleTracker

[apple-crop] Painting Trees

2012-03-05 Thread Randy Steffens Jr
I have noticed a very surprising and useful side affect of painting the lower tree trunks in my orchards with undiluted white latex paint. I have found this practice completely eliminates damage caused by rabbits chewing on the trunks. I'm not sure why this works (perhaps the rabbits in