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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 |
As producers continue to manage Palmer Amaranth and Resistant Water Hemp, an ever-growing problem in Fulton County and other counties in Kentucky, many producers switched to the newly approve Dicamba technology. This new technology allowed soybeans that were previously susceptible to dicamba herbicides to be resistant. Along with these newly resistant soybeans, the three major chemical companies developed a newer, lower volatile dicamba herbicide.During the 2017 growing season, producers in Fult...
