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Contributed.
with Local Stakeholders.
of Multistate Efforts.
of Volunteers Engaged.
Number of producers who plan to update farm spraying to reduce risks of developing resistance as a result of participating in this program |
1324 |
Number of producers who updated their farm’s spray program to reduce risk of developing resistance |
677 |
Number of producers who plan to calibrated their sprayer |
1291 |
Number of producers who calibrated their sprayer |
789 |
Number of producers who plan to reevaluate nozzles, spray pressure or boom height as a result of participating in this program |
1378 |
Number of producers who reevaluated nozzles, spray pressure, or boom height |
816 |
Number of producers who plan to test pesticide application water (pH, alkalinity, etc.) |
83 |
Number of producers who tested pesticide application water (pH, alkalinity, etc.) |
46 |
Number of producer who will consider alternate materials based on REI, PHI, residues, etc. |
518 |
Number of producers who used alternate materials based on REI, PHI, residues, etc. |
375 |
On July 12, 2017, Dr. J D Green, Extension Weed Specialist from Lexington led a Round up Resistant Weed Plot tour on the weed plot in Ballard County. The tour was from 9:00am until noon with a formal program at 10:30. Forty eight farmers, Ag Retailers, and fellow extension agents participated in the tour where they learned the various options to control Round Up Resistant Pigweeds and Waterhemp in soybeans. Problems with these weeds are exploding across the soybean growing regions of Kentucky, a...
