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| 1071 - Grains | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1071.7) | 1 |
Number of producers who implemented on-farm trials for new grain variety production (i.e. rye, wheat, hops) |
| 1071.6) | 0 |
Number of producers who implemented on-farm trials for grain management |
| 1071.1) | 12 |
Number of producers that increased knowledge of production, fertility management, varieties, insect control, disease or pests and/or sustainable practices |
| 1071.3) | 0 |
Number of producers who can distinguish between genetically and non-genetically engineered crops |
| 1071.2) | 15 |
Number of producers who can distinguish between genetically engineered and non-genetically engineered crops |
| 1071.4) | 15 |
Number of producers who can locate unbiased information on Ag biotechnology |
| 1071.5) | 12 |
Number of producers who applied Extension information for grain production related to fertility management, varieties, control of insect, disease or pest and/or sustainable practices |
Author: Susan Fox
Major Program: Grains
Lyon County Extension and farmers have assisted University of Kentucky grain crops pathology and entomology researchers for two years. Participation has included two years of soybean cyst nematode sampling in five fields each year, two years of checking for other soybean nematodes, a check for corn nematodes in five fields, and two years of sampling of corn residue in three fields for a research project looking at the correlation of diseases in corn to surface residue. In addition, this spring f
