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Contributed.
with Local Stakeholders.
of Multistate Efforts.
of Volunteers Engaged.
Number of producers who plan to test pesticide application water (pH, alkalinity, etc.) |
373 |
Number of producers who tested pesticide application water (pH, alkalinity, etc.) |
332 |
Number of producer who will consider alternate materials based on REI, PHI, residues, etc. |
535 |
Number of producers who used alternate materials based on REI, PHI, residues, etc. |
354 |
Number of producers who reevaluated nozzles, spray pressure, or boom height |
855 |
Number of producers who plan to reevaluate nozzles, spray pressure or boom height as a result of participating in this program |
1105 |
Number of producers who calibrated their sprayer |
1195 |
Number of producers who plan to calibrated their sprayer |
1388 |
Number of producers who plan to update farm spraying to reduce risks of developing resistance as a result of participating in this program |
1694 |
Number of producers who updated their farm’s spray program to reduce risk of developing resistance |
1136 |
In the fight for better control of weeds in an ever changing environment where not only Mother Nature controls the weather conditions but there is the evolution of chemical resistant weeds, more producers switched their weed control packages to the use of the three new dicamba options (Engenia, Xtendimax, and Fexapan) for the 2018 growing season.According to Kentucky Ag Statistics, Fulton County produces annually about 51,000 acres of soybeans or 2.5 billion bushels of soybean. In the 2017 U.S. ...
