Technology & Precision Agriculture
Growing Degree Day Calculator
A worksheet for tracking growing degree days for a crop, with spaces for daily temperatures and totals so growers can time scouting and field tasks.
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WorksheetTechnology & Precision AgricultureFree PDF
What you fill in
- Crop or pest being tracked
- Start date
- Base temperature per your extension source
- Daily high temperature
- Daily low temperature
- Daily degree day value
- Running total
- Stage reached
- Action planned
How to use this worksheet
Take the sheet along to the field, shop or office. The blank lines are there so you can write down what you actually see and use.
Where to check the details
This sheet is a general template, so confirm specifics with your own manuals, labels and local rules. For current official guidance, start with eXtension and NOAA.
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