{"id":62011,"date":"2025-02-10T11:48:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T11:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metos.global\/?p=62011"},"modified":"2025-03-13T13:56:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T13:56:46","slug":"weather-variability-temperature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metos.global\/en\/weather-variability-temperature\/","title":{"rendered":"Weather &#8211; It\u2019s The Variability That\u2019s Hard To Farm With &#8211; PART II &#8211; Temperature"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"62011\" class=\"elementor elementor-62011\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9705e16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9705e16\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a98aa19\" data-id=\"a98aa19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05a6107 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05a6107\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Weather &#8211; It\u2019s The Variability That\u2019s Hard To Farm With<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2ebd69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2ebd69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PART II - TEMPERATURE<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6cbec4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c6cbec4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-566682e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"566682e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Author:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Guy Ash, Global Training Manager, Pessl Instruments<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e1a998 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e1a998\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/in-field-variability\/\"><strong>Part I<\/strong><\/a><\/span> of our series, we discussed the critical role that localized weather data and precipitation play in effective farm management. We explored how site-specific rainfall measurements can significantly impact decision-making and crop success.<\/p><p>Now, in Part II, we shift our focus to another crucial weather variable\u2014temperature. <strong>Temperature affects evapotranspiration, frost risk, crop growth and development, spraying operations (Delta T), and disease susceptibility.<\/strong> Understanding temperature variability and its impact on different aspects of farming is key to optimizing yields and minimizing losses. In this article, we\u2019ll dive into how site-specific temperature data can enhance crop management and decision-making, leading to better efficiency and improved farm productivity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bad85aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bad85aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Weather-II-cover-1024x449.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-62051\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Weather-II-cover-1024x449.png 1024w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Weather-II-cover-300x132.png 300w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Weather-II-cover-768x337.png 768w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Weather-II-cover-1536x674.png 1536w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Weather-II-cover-18x8.png 18w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Weather-II-cover.png 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63e7ecb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"63e7ecb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0adfab3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0adfab3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efa2c20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efa2c20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>TEMPERATURE: impacts evapotranspiration, frost potential, growth and development, spraying operation (Delta T), disease risk<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0289203 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0289203\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How does <strong>Temperature Variation<\/strong> impact crop management? Temperature can be influenced by changes in elevation; this is clearly seen with cooler temperatures at increasing height. It also occurs in low lying areas that are prone to cooler temperatures during <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/frost-wave-over-all-europe\/\">frost<\/a> <\/span>events<\/strong> (called frost hollows). The cover of vegetation also has a direct impact on temperature, where a cultivated soil will have much higher temperatures than a grass covered field during the day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea455fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ea455fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"806\" height=\"570\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Temperature-Sensor-installed-in-a-Blue-Berry-Orchard-and-wheat-field-at-typical-WMO-standard-height.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-62020 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Temperature-Sensor-installed-in-a-Blue-Berry-Orchard-and-wheat-field-at-typical-WMO-standard-height.png 806w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Temperature-Sensor-installed-in-a-Blue-Berry-Orchard-and-wheat-field-at-typical-WMO-standard-height-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Temperature-Sensor-installed-in-a-Blue-Berry-Orchard-and-wheat-field-at-typical-WMO-standard-height-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Temperature-Sensor-installed-in-a-Blue-Berry-Orchard-and-wheat-field-at-typical-WMO-standard-height-18x12.png 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 806px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 806\/570;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">In the picture: Temperature Sensor installed in a Blue Berry Orchard and wheat field at typical WMO standard height<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0d6aba elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e0d6aba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f63963 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f63963\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The installation height of the sensor can also have a significant impact on the temperature reading. <strong>Soil surface readings during a sunny day are substantially higher than temperatures measured at the standard 1.5-meter height.<\/strong> During a clear night with light winds, temperatures at the ground can be 5 to 6 \u00b0C cooler by morning, then air temperature measured at 1.5 meters, due to long wave radiation losses from the surface. This is called a <strong>temperature inversion<\/strong> and is a very important factor to account for in spraying since it can lead to spray drift concerns.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffea3a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ffea3a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"328\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Temperature-inversion-1024x328.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-62021 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Temperature-inversion-1024x328.png 1024w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Temperature-inversion-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Temperature-inversion-768x246.png 768w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Temperature-inversion-18x6.png 18w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Temperature-inversion.png 1222w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/328;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">In the picture: Temperature inversion<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8434c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f8434c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2290d8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2290d8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Along with temperature inversions, perhaps one of the most important meteorological factors to consider when spraying is Delta T. <strong>Delta T simply put, is about the survivability of droplets once it leaves the spray nozzle.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-84a86c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84a86c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb7b73b\" data-id=\"fb7b73b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b1a16c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b1a16c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is calculated based on a relationship between air temperature and relative humidity, where very warm and dry conditions can lead to evaporation of the droplet, while damp and cool conditions can lead to poor leaf deposition and absorption.<\/p><p>The typical range for good spray operations is between 2 to 8-10 (image below). Both the in-field and forecasted Delta T values are available with an in-field station, providing the highest level of accuracy and timing of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/use-case-to-spray-or-not-to-spray\/\">spray operations<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0146509\" data-id=\"0146509\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61f5bce elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61f5bce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"701\" height=\"633\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Delta-T-ranges.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-62022 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Delta-T-ranges.png 701w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Delta-T-ranges-300x271.png 300w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Delta-T-ranges-13x12.png 13w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 701px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 701\/633;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">In the picture: Delta T ranges<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bee9389 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bee9389\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The typical range for good spray operations is between 2 to 8-10 (image below). Both the in-field and forecasted Delta T values are available with an in-field station, providing the highest level of accuracy and timing of spray operations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eed08d8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"eed08d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b971cb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b971cb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33aec1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33aec1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>COST OF SPRAYING INEFFICIENCIES<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6738588 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6738588\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-28c4e68\" data-id=\"28c4e68\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb696f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb696f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pesticide efficacy varies depending on weather conditions from 20 to 100%. <strong>Pesticide inefficiency can reduce quality by up to 80% and yield by up to 30%.<\/strong><\/p><p>For a soybean crop with a 60 bu\/acre yield potential, but a high disease incidence of sclerotinia, and yield loss because of pesticide inefficiency of 8% on $9.50 bu soybeans translates into $45.6 (4.8 bu\/acre * $9.5) lost income per acre.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-65cd5b6\" data-id=\"65cd5b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a69c8e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a69c8e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"531\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Infield-station-Delta-T-values-1024x531.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-62023 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Infield-station-Delta-T-values-1024x531.png 1024w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Infield-station-Delta-T-values-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Infield-station-Delta-T-values-768x399.png 768w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Infield-station-Delta-T-values-18x9.png 18w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Infield-station-Delta-T-values.png 1343w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/531;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">In the picture: Infield station Delta T values<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a91cbb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a91cbb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"465\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Hourly-forecasted-field-level-Delta-T-values-and-other-critical-weather-parameters-for-spraying.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-62024 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Hourly-forecasted-field-level-Delta-T-values-and-other-critical-weather-parameters-for-spraying.png 1024w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Hourly-forecasted-field-level-Delta-T-values-and-other-critical-weather-parameters-for-spraying-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Hourly-forecasted-field-level-Delta-T-values-and-other-critical-weather-parameters-for-spraying-768x349.png 768w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Hourly-forecasted-field-level-Delta-T-values-and-other-critical-weather-parameters-for-spraying-18x8.png 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/465;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">In the picture: Hourly forecasted, field-level Delta T values and other critical weather parameters for spraying <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f6a7a7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2f6a7a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc4add1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cc4add1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06d921f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06d921f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>FROST DAMAGE AND PROTECTION<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84233ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84233ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Where you have an orchard, vineyard, berry or vegetable field with variations in geographic elevation, it\u2019s recommended to install a strategic placement of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/nmetos-frost\/\"><strong>frost devices<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, so that low spots (frost hollows) are monitored and the appropriate protective measures are taken (irrigation, air mixing, etc.).<\/p><p>The actual conditions for <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/temperature-sensors\/\">wet-dry bulb temperature<\/a><\/span> are then combined with a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/weather-forecast\/\">site-specific forecast<\/a><\/span> of wet-dry bulb temperature, which provides the <strong>ideal prediction solution for frost management<\/strong>. You can imagine trying to use a weather station that is km\u2019s or miles from your location to make the decision on frost management, your answer would be inaccurate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84b250d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"84b250d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"989\" height=\"591\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Frost-Damage-and-Protection-using-a-site-specific-device-and-forecast.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-62025 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Frost-Damage-and-Protection-using-a-site-specific-device-and-forecast.png 989w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Frost-Damage-and-Protection-using-a-site-specific-device-and-forecast-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Frost-Damage-and-Protection-using-a-site-specific-device-and-forecast-768x459.png 768w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Frost-Damage-and-Protection-using-a-site-specific-device-and-forecast-18x12.png 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 989px) 100vw, 989px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 989px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 989\/591;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">In the picture: Frost Damage and Protection using a site specific device and forecast<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a717da elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6a717da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c87a48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7c87a48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a4c6f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a4c6f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>DEW POINT TEMPERATURE<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-409c01d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"409c01d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dew point is the temperature at which water vapor held in the air will condense to form a liquid, or it is the temperature to which air cools when dew is formed. So, <strong>when the dew point temperature is equal to the air temperature, the relative humidity is 100%.<\/strong><\/p><p>As air temperature continues to rise above the dew point temperature, the relative humidity values will be lower, while when the air temperature cools towards the dew point the relative humidity will increase. <strong>Dew point temperature can be used to predict when a radiative frost will take place.<\/strong> For example, if the skies are clear, winds are light, and the air temperature at 6 PM is 8 \u00b0C (46.4 \u00b0F), but the dew point is -2 \u00b0C (28.4 \u00b0F), then there is a potential for frost overnight or early the next morning.<\/p><p>Again, this is the potential to which the temperature can drop to under ideal conditions, but most likely not the actual low temperature because of mitigating circumstances.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34d69cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"34d69cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"442\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Dew-Point-temperature-versus-Air-Temperature-for-site-specific-frost-prediction-1024x442.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-62026 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Dew-Point-temperature-versus-Air-Temperature-for-site-specific-frost-prediction-1024x442.png 1024w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Dew-Point-temperature-versus-Air-Temperature-for-site-specific-frost-prediction-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Dew-Point-temperature-versus-Air-Temperature-for-site-specific-frost-prediction-768x331.png 768w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Dew-Point-temperature-versus-Air-Temperature-for-site-specific-frost-prediction-18x8.png 18w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Dew-Point-temperature-versus-Air-Temperature-for-site-specific-frost-prediction.png 1439w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/442;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">In the picture: Dew Point temperature versus Air Temperature for site specific frost prediction<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-253ca31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"253ca31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b862a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b862a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>High dew points can be used as a <strong>prediction of severe weather<\/strong>. The higher the dew point, the more moisture in the air for severe weather development. If dew points are below 13 \u00b0C (&lt;55.4 \u00b0F) conditions are generally stable, if temperatures are between 13 \u00b0C to 18 \u00b0C (55.4 \u00b0F to 64.5 \u00b0F) semi moist and semi unstable, 18 \u00b0C to 23.5 \u00b0C (64.5 \u00b0F to 74.5 \u00b0F) moist and unstable and above 23.5 \u00b0C (&gt;74.5 \u00b0F) very moist and very unstable. There are several other factors required for severe weather, but dew point temperature is an important factor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f38bbad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f38bbad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Dew-Point-Temperatures-and-Severe-Weather-Development-1024x341.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-62027 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Dew-Point-Temperatures-and-Severe-Weather-Development-1024x341.png 1024w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Dew-Point-Temperatures-and-Severe-Weather-Development-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Dew-Point-Temperatures-and-Severe-Weather-Development-768x256.png 768w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Dew-Point-Temperatures-and-Severe-Weather-Development-18x6.png 18w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Dew-Point-Temperatures-and-Severe-Weather-Development.png 1485w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/341;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">In the picture: Dew Point Temperatures and Severe Weather Development<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a4c142 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4a4c142\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed628ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ed628ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7db84c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7db84c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>IMPORTANCE OF SITE-SPECIFIC TEMPERATURE<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea37cc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea37cc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Of course, <strong>site specific temperature is an important factor in crop and insect development and water-use of the crop<\/strong>. It is essential for determining the length of the growing season and the amount of useful heat accumulated, known as growing degree days (GDD).<\/p><p>Growing degree-days for any base and upper temperature should be calculated at the field, so that accurate growth stages of crop development can be estimated for various field activities, e.g. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/spray-quality-assessment\/\">spraying<\/a><\/span>. Temperature or growing degree-days can also be used for estimating insect stages and development, if the correct sensor installation is used. In some cases, temperature measurement in the soil at 5 cm or 2 inches is used (soil temperature probe), while other insects can use a sensor installed at the traditional 1.5 meters.<\/p><p>The image below illustrates the predicted life stages of Wheat Midge using a growing degree-day (GDD) model based on soil temperature. The dates provided by the GDD model were the same as the field level traps.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e39990 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e39990\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"537\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Growing-Degree-Days-for-Wheat-Midge-Development-using-5-cm-or-2-inch-soil-temperature-1024x537.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-62028 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Growing-Degree-Days-for-Wheat-Midge-Development-using-5-cm-or-2-inch-soil-temperature-1024x537.png 1024w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Growing-Degree-Days-for-Wheat-Midge-Development-using-5-cm-or-2-inch-soil-temperature-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Growing-Degree-Days-for-Wheat-Midge-Development-using-5-cm-or-2-inch-soil-temperature-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Growing-Degree-Days-for-Wheat-Midge-Development-using-5-cm-or-2-inch-soil-temperature-18x9.png 18w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Growing-Degree-Days-for-Wheat-Midge-Development-using-5-cm-or-2-inch-soil-temperature.png 1360w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/537;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">In the picture: Growing Degree Days for Wheat Midge Development using 5 cm or 2-inch soil temperature<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-265c3ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"265c3ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"537\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Images-of-Wheat-Midge-and-Stages-of-Development-1024x537.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-62029 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Images-of-Wheat-Midge-and-Stages-of-Development-1024x537.png 1024w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Images-of-Wheat-Midge-and-Stages-of-Development-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Images-of-Wheat-Midge-and-Stages-of-Development-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Images-of-Wheat-Midge-and-Stages-of-Development-1536x805.png 1536w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Images-of-Wheat-Midge-and-Stages-of-Development-18x9.png 18w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/In-the-picture_Images-of-Wheat-Midge-and-Stages-of-Development.png 1588w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/537;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">In the picture: Images of Wheat Midge and Stages of Development<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-147a004 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"147a004\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33432a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33432a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Cost of Wheat Midge Damage:<\/strong> Wheat midge can impact both yield and grade. At an infestation level of 1 midge for every 4 to 5 wheat heads, yields can be reduced by 15%. On a 60 bushel crop, this can result in 9 bu\/acres lost or $54 per acre ($6 bu wheat). The economic loss from grade can also be significant if 1 midge is found per 8 to 10 heads of wheat. Depending on the level down grading (e.g., #1 to #2 or #1 to #3) this can range from $4 per ton for #1 to #2 and $10 per ton for #1 to #3 CWRS.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd177b9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fd177b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5283bed elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5283bed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80f0e6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80f0e6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM PART II<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da5892d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da5892d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Temperature variability is one of the most significant factors influencing agricultural success. 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