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
Submitted by (Noble Employee)
David Miller
Kevin Pierce
Orchard Name (Noble Ranches)
CMC - Alpha
RRR - Alpha
RRR - Delta
RRR - Gamma
Age of Orchard
0 - 8 years old (Non-bearing)
≥ 9 years old (Bearing)
Tree ID
Orchard Name
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)
Yes
No
Do you use Adaptive Multi-Paddock (AMP) grazing? (5 pt)
Yes
No
AMP Grazing
If you are planning to harvest, do you remove livestock 60 days prior to harvesting (fruit)?
Yes
No
Not harvesting this year (no crop, too young, etc.)
Does dung (manure) decompose quickly (within 2 months) with insect activity? (1 pt)
Yes
No
Do you utilize multispecies livestock grazing? (1 pt)
Yes
No
Do you have standing water or water drainage issues?
Yes
No
What percent of bare ground do you have?
> 20%
5 - 20% (1 pt)
< 5% (5 pt)
Do you plant cover crops and/or have established roots in the ground? (1 pt)
Yes
No
How many cover crops/forage types do you have?
1
2 - 3 (1 pt)
≥ 4 (2 pt)
Part 2: Orchard Soil Health
(30 pt)
Do you observe earthworms in the soil? (2 pt)
Yes
No
Unknown
Do you monitor soil health? (10 pt)
Yes
No
Which soil test(s) do you use?
Haney
CASH
PLFA
Soil Food Web
Microbial Sequencing
Standard Soil Test
Other
How many years have you monitored soil health?
1 (first year of soil testing)
≥ 2
Do you see an increased value in soil biomass? (2 pt)
Yes
No/Unsure
Do you see an increased value in AMF (Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi)? (2 pt)
Yes
No
Is the C:N ratio 10:1 - 12:1? (Haney) (1 pt)
Yes
No
Is the soil respiration > 50 ppm? (Haney) (1 pt)
Yes
No
Is the total soil biomass ≥ 3000 ng/g? (PLFA) (1 pt)
Yes
No
Total soil biomass value (if known):
Units: ng/g
Is the fungi:bacteria ratio > 0.25? (PLFA) (1 pt)
Yes
No
How do you determine a fertilizer program?
No test (just fertilizer application)
No test (not fertilizing)
Leaf samples (1 pt)
Soil test (1 pt)
Leaf samples and soil test (5 pt)
Leaf Sampling
Soil Testing
Do you irrigate?
Yes
No
Do you use soil moisture sensors to determine irrigation needs?
Yes
No
Quantity of irrigation water applied in gallons?
Do you use other sustainable agricultural practice(s)?
IPM
Apply compost
Apply biologicals
Release beneficials
Trap crops
Rock dust
Other
Do you determine profit per acre per orchard (NOT pounds per acre)? (5 pt)
Yes
No
Part 3: Orchard Health
(17 pt)
Do you have at least 50% or more sunlight hitting the orchard floor? (5 pt)
Yes
No
Do you have a plan for sunlight management? (1 pt)
Yes
No
Do you hedge?
Yes
No
Do you do tree removal?
Yes
No
Do you have a plan to rejuvenate your orchard?
Yes
No
Do you measure crop load on your trees? (1 pt)
Yes
No
Do you perform crop load management on your trees when necessary?
Yes
No
What is your estimated crop load?
< 20%
21 - 40%
41 - 60%
> 60%
Tree Health
Poor - Pale or sparse leaves, severe tree damage, doesn't look healthy
Moderate - Few or small green leaves (1 pt)
Good - Green, lush, and big leaves, good growth (5 pt)
Tree Structure
Poor - Tree needs to be removed
Moderate - Severe structure damage but safe to harvest
Good/Moderate - Some structure damage (1 pt)
Good - No structure damage (5 pt)
Part 4: Orchard Disease and Insect Pest Management
See Disease & Insect Reports for more in-depth assessments (30 pt)
Do you observe disease damage?
Very Heavy - Defoliation or other damage underway
Heavy - Obvious economic damage will occur if not treated
Medium - Frequently seen, apt to increase to damaging levels (5 pt)
Light - Occasionally seen, no immediate threat (5 pt)
None (5 pt)
Do you have a disease monitoring program? (5 pt)
Yes
No
Do you observe insect damage?
High (51 - 100%)
Moderate (11 - 50%) (1 pt)
Light (1 - 10%) (5 pt)
None (5 pt)
Do you have an insect monitoring plan? (5 pt)
Yes
No
Do you use fungicides, pesticides, or biologicals to manage for disease &/or pests?
None - Just monitoring (not used for management)
Fungicides
Pesticides
Biologicals
Other
Do you use the scab model or other plan for fungicide management?
Yes
No
Which scab model/plan do you use?
Oklahoma Mesonet
Auburn Mesonet
Other
Do you follow FRAC guidelines?
Yes
No
Not applicable
Do you use a calendar spray plan?
Yes
No
Do you use traps to capture Pecan Nut Casebearer?
Yes
No
Do you scout for Pecan Nut Casebearer eggs after the first biofix?
Yes
No
Do you use economical thresholds to determine Pecan Nut Casebearer management?
Yes
No
Do you use traps to capture Weevil?
Yes
No
Do you use economical thresholds to determine Weevil management?
Yes
No
Do you have a beneficial insect monitoring plan? (5 pt)
Yes
No
Unknown
Do you have ≥10% flowering ground cover? (5 pt)
Yes
No
Part 5: Orchard Targeted Weed/Floor Management
Do you have a targeted weed management plan?
Yes
No
Do you use the following for a targeted weed management plan?
Broadcast herbicides
Herbicide strips/circles
Chemical mow
Wiper/wick
Targeted biologicals
Tillage
Mowing (not including prior to harvest)
Other
Part 6: Orchard Wildlife Management
(3 pt)
Do you monitor or have a wildlife plan? (1 pt)
Yes
No
Did you observe any of the following wildlife pests and/or damage:
Blue Jays
Crows
Squirrels
White-Tailed Deer
Wild Pigs
Woodpeckers
Livestock
Unknown
Other
Do you use harassment methods for crows, blue jays, squirrels, feral hogs, etc.?
Yes
No
Do you move the harassment regularly throughout the season?
Yes
No
Do you control for squirrels?
Yes
No
Do you monitor and/or trap for feral hogs?
Yes
No
Are levels of beneficial wildlife maintained or increasing (hawks, owls, bats, purple martins, etc.)? (2 pt)
Yes
No
Unknown
Do you deal with other pests in the orchard?
List other pest(s) here
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