Daviess County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2022 - Jun 30, 2023





1071 - Grains
1071.7) 24

Number of producers who implemented on-farm trials for new grain variety production (i.e. rye, wheat, hops)

1071.5) 430

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  

1071.4) 430

Number of producers who can locate unbiased information on Ag biotechnology

1071.2) 430

Number of producers who can distinguish between genetically engineered and non-genetically engineered crops

1071.3) 430

Number of producers who can distinguish between genetically and non-genetically engineered crops

1071.1) 430

Number of producers  that increased knowledge of production, fertility management, varieties, insect control, disease or pests and/or sustainable practices  

1071.6) 24

Number of producers who implemented on-farm trials for grain management



Success Stories

Reduced height corn and fungicide application research

Author: Clinton Hardy

Major Program: Grains

The widespread adoption of fungicide application to growing corn has led to improved yields by better control of foliar diseases of corn.  This adoption has created a paradigm shift in the farmer approach to in season corn management and ever increasing opportunities related to application technique, fungicide options and now, reduced height corn varieties which increases the number of acres low-clearance ground equipment can navigate.  In order to provide research based data farmers c

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