Orchard Scorecard

  • Orchard Scorecard

    Please use this form to rate your regenerative pecan enterprise. Compare your score year over year to see if you are improving your soil health management. The max score is 100.
  • Submitted by (Noble Employee)
  • Orchard Name (Noble Ranches)
  • Age of Orchard

  • Part 1: Regenerative Orchard Practices

    Note: You can fill out this scorecard in the office in the fall. (20 pt)
  • Do you graze? (5 pt)
  • Do you use Adaptive Multi-Paddock (AMP) grazing? (5 pt)

  • AMP Grazing

  • If you are planning to harvest, do you remove livestock 60 days prior to harvesting (fruit)?
  • Does dung (manure) decompose quickly (within 2 months) with insect activity? (1 pt)
  • Do you utilize multispecies livestock grazing? (1 pt)
  • Do you have standing water or water drainage issues?
  • What percent of bare ground do you have?
  • Do you plant cover crops and/or have established roots in the ground? (1 pt)
  • How many cover crops/forage types do you have?

  • Part 2: Orchard Soil Health

    (30 pt)
  • Do you observe earthworms in the soil? (2 pt)
  • Do you monitor soil health? (10 pt)
  • Which soil test(s) do you use?
  • How many years have you monitored soil health?
  • Do you see an increased value in soil biomass? (2 pt)
  • Do you see an increased value in AMF (Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi)? (2 pt)
  • Is the C:N ratio 10:1 - 12:1? (Haney) (1 pt)
  • Is the soil respiration > 50 ppm? (Haney) (1 pt)
  • Is the total soil biomass ≥ 3000 ng/g? (PLFA) (1 pt)
  • Is the fungi:bacteria ratio > 0.25? (PLFA) (1 pt)
  • How do you determine a fertilizer program?

  • Leaf Sampling

    Soil Testing

  • Do you irrigate?
  • Do you use soil moisture sensors to determine irrigation needs?
  • Do you use other sustainable agricultural practice(s)?
  • Do you determine profit per acre per orchard (NOT pounds per acre)? (5 pt)

  • Part 3: Orchard Health

    (17 pt)
  • Do you have at least 50% or more sunlight hitting the orchard floor? (5 pt)
  • Do you have a plan for sunlight management? (1 pt)
  • Do you hedge?
  • Do you do tree removal?
  • Do you have a plan to rejuvenate your orchard?
  • Do you measure crop load on your trees? (1 pt)
  • Do you perform crop load management on your trees when necessary?
  • What is your estimated crop load?
  • Tree Health
  • Tree Structure

  • Part 4: Orchard Disease and Insect Pest Management

    See Disease & Insect Reports for more in-depth assessments (30 pt)
  • Do you observe disease damage?
  • Do you have a disease monitoring program? (5 pt)
  • Do you observe insect damage?
  • Do you have an insect monitoring plan? (5 pt)
  • Do you use fungicides, pesticides, or biologicals to manage for disease &/or pests?
  • Do you use the scab model or other plan for fungicide management?
  • Which scab model/plan do you use?
  • Do you follow FRAC guidelines?
  • Do you use a calendar spray plan?
  • Do you use traps to capture Pecan Nut Casebearer?
  • Image field 169
  • Do you scout for Pecan Nut Casebearer eggs after the first biofix?
  • Do you use economical thresholds to determine Pecan Nut Casebearer management?
  • Do you use traps to capture Weevil?
  • Image field 171
  • Do you use economical thresholds to determine Weevil management?
  • Do you have a beneficial insect monitoring plan? (5 pt)
  • Do you have ≥10% flowering ground cover? (5 pt)
  • Image field 176

  • Part 5: Orchard Targeted Weed/Floor Management

  • Do you have a targeted weed management plan?
  • Do you use the following for a targeted weed management plan?

  • Part 6: Orchard Wildlife Management

    (3 pt)
  • Do you monitor or have a wildlife plan? (1 pt)
  • Did you observe any of the following wildlife pests and/or damage:
  • Do you use harassment methods for crows, blue jays, squirrels, feral hogs, etc.?
  • Do you move the harassment regularly throughout the season?
  • Do you control for squirrels?
  • Do you monitor and/or trap for feral hogs?
  • Are levels of beneficial wildlife maintained or increasing (hawks, owls, bats, purple martins, etc.)? (2 pt)

  • Additional Notes

  • Browse Files
    Drag and drop files here
    Choose a file
    Cancelof

  • Noble Research Institute, LLC terms of use and privacy notice

  • Should be Empty: