NEWA was formed in 1995 and continues to evolve to stay current with advances in pest and weather forecasting. It is operated
by and funded through the NYS IPM Program. Today, NEWA partners with the Northeast Regional Climate Center to deliver weather
data and pest forecasts from over 100 sites in the northeast.
Development of the weather network was supported through a 1995-96 grant from the USDA Agricultural Telecommunications Program
to the NYS IPM Program. Continuation of NEWA after start-up depended on membership fees and grant funding. The Northeast Weather
Association (NEWA), a nonprofit organization including growers, private consultants, Cornell Cooperative Extension employees,
processors, and Cornell University faculty members, was established soon after the weather network was created and its board of
directors managed the network.
NEWA membership fees were eliminated in 2002 and access made free-of-charge, courtesy of funding support from the NYS IPM Program.
The Association was dissolved and the name changed to Network for Environment and Weather Applications to fit the NEWA acronym.
The initial weather stations used in NEWA were manufactured by Sensor Instruments, but these are no longer available. The network is
also compatible with Campbell Scientific weather stations. Today, NEWA uses RainWise Inc. weather stations.
