BC DAS - How To Use the System

In order to get the most out of the DAS system, growers are encouraged to monitor orchard conditions in their own blocks while following along with the models to improve the effectiveness of DAS system's predictions for your orchard location. Still wanting more information? Check out the series of field-based Horticultural Short films, or "hort shorts", aimed at assisting growers with spray timings, orchard disease and pest management, and horticultural knowledge to be used in conjunction with the online DAS system. Based out of the Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada.

So what is DAS?
Climate change is affecting the timing of pests and disease emergence during the growing season, and the tree fruit industry in the Okanagan valley in British Columbia, Canada wanted a tool that provides time-sensitive decision management support. The successful Washington State Decision Aid System (DAS) was adapted to the Okanagan region of British Columbia, Canada in 2018. Known as BC DAS, this exciting expansion into a new region was made possible through the cooperation of the Canadian fruit growing industry in the Okanagan valley and local project partners including the Okanagan-Kootenay Sterile Insect Release Program (SIR), BC Tree Fruits, BC Fruit Grower’s Association, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Summerland Research and Development Centre and the BC Ministry of Agriculture. The Sterile Insect Release Program (SIR) is covering ongoing annual costs relating to BC DAS, and the tool is now available free of charge to Okanagan tree fruit growers. WSU is excited to be partnering with the Canadian tree fruit industry.