Enviro Weather Station for Westview Orchards

Westview receives county's first Enviro-weather station: Data helps growers maximize management
by CHRIS GRAY

"Westview Orchards will play an important role in weather monitoring for Macomb County. The orchard has teamed up with Michigan State University to install the first Enviro-weather station in Macomb County, filling a gap of coverage and providing up-to-date information for the agricultural industry to optimize material management.

The station is one of 55 installed as part of the Michigan Automated Weather Network (MAWN) program, associated with the Generating Research and Extension to Meet Economic and Environmental Needs (GREEEN). The group is a partnership between major commodity groups, food processors, state government, the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station and MSU."

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