The objective of this program is to improve timeliness of rice management decisions by utilizing temperature data from the Commercial Agriculture weather station network. DD-50 reports generated early in the season are based on long term weather averages. As the season progresses new reports can be made with updated rice growth predictions based on weather that has occurred in the season. To generate a DD-50 report for your rice field, begin by clicking the Start at the bottom of this page. A new screen will appear with blank boxes to enter information.
Some counties have more than one choice of weather stations.
New rice varieties will be added to the list as calibration research is completed. We define rice emergence as the date that 10 one-leaf rice plants per square foot as present in a field. This is an optional step. We do not use this information in the model. Click this button when you have completed the boxes.