Extension
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| 1071 - Grain Crops | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1071.1) | 4 |
Number of producers who plan to utilize IPM practices for grain crops production as recommended by Extension |
| 1071.2) | 4 |
Number of producers who utilized IPM practices for grain crops production as recommended by Extension |
| 1071.3) | 2 |
Number of producers planning to adopt the usage of new technology for crop production |
| 1071.4) | 0 |
Number of producers who adopted the usage of new technology for crop production |
| 1071.5) | 9 |
Number of producers who plan to use diagnostic services to identify insects, disease and/or weeds |
| 1071.6) | 8 |
Number of producers who used diagnostic services to identify insects, disease and/or weeds |
| 1071.7) | 21 |
Number of producers who plan to adopt one or more fertility management recommendations |
| 1071.8) | 16 |
Number of producers who adopted one or more fertility management recommendations |
| 1071.9) | 1 |
Number of producers who plan to implement on-farm trials |
| 1071.10) | 1 |
Number of producers who implemented on-farm trials |
| 1071.11) | 3 |
Number of producers adopting grain crop production practices that improve environmental/water quality |
Author: Robert Amburgey
Major Program: Grain Crops
Due to the above average rainfall eastern Kentucky experienced in 2018, soybean farmers have experienced an unprecedented amount of soybean pod and seed diseases. The increase in these diseases have not only lowered expected yields in these fields, but has also accounted for a significant price reduction at the elevator. The loss in revenue from the 2018 weather pattern has many producers asking what they might expect from those same fields in 2019 as it relates to disease pressure.
