Operational authority order
- Current local law, registration and approved departmental rules.
- Verified local laboratory, field and case evidence.
- Live environmental/geographic observations.
- Current official regulators and institutions.
- Peer-reviewed literature and systematic reviews.
- Reputable university/extension material.
- Other professional sources.
- General web material.
- Unaided model memory.
Local authority governs permitted action; external science can improve diagnosis and expose gaps.
Evidence record
Unique ID, provenance, source/version, date, geography/crop/stage applicability, authority class, extracted claim, passage locator, confidence, limitations and operational approval status.
Claim support
| Claim | Minimum support |
|---|---|
| General low-risk explanation | model knowledge or reputable source |
| Case observation | farmer, media or verified field record |
| Local diagnosis support | observations plus applicable evidence |
| Current outbreak statement | verified surveillance and human review |
| Product registration | current authoritative register |
| Dose/interval/restriction | current approved rule and deterministic calculation |
Conflicts
Record disagreement, authority/date, geography/method differences, what remains supportable and whether review is required. Never average incompatible sources.