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| 1042 - Chemical Crop Management Tools | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1042.1) | 0 |
Number of producers who plan to update farm spraying to reduce risks of developing resistance as a result of participating in this program |
| 1042.2) | 0 |
Number of producers who updated their farm’s spray program to reduce risk of developing resistance |
| 1042.3) | 0 |
Number of producers who plan to calibrated their sprayer |
| 1042.4) | 0 |
Number of producers who calibrated their sprayer |
| 1042.5) | 0 |
Number of producers who plan to reevaluate nozzles, spray pressure or boom height as a result of participating in this program |
| 1042.6) | 95 |
Number of producers who reevaluated nozzles, spray pressure, or boom height |
| 1042.7) | 0 |
Number of producers who plan to test pesticide application water (pH, alkalinity, etc.) |
| 1042.8) | 0 |
Number of producers who tested pesticide application water (pH, alkalinity, etc.) |
| 1042.9) | 0 |
Number of producer who will consider alternate materials based on REI, PHI, residues, etc. |
| 1042.10) | 0 |
Number of producers who used alternate materials based on REI, PHI, residues, etc. |
Author: Thomas Miller
Major Program: Chemical Crop Management Tools
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 regi
Author: Thomas Miller
Major Program: Chemical Crop Management Tools
With the unprecedented change in the label requirements for Dicamba herbicide products used in conjunction with Dicamba resistant soybeans, that all applicators have to attend a specific training session and get Ky Department of Ag certification, many growers in Ballard County were complaining of the lack of a training session in our immediate area and limited number of training sessions in western KY. Ballard County Extension Agent for Ag and Natural Resources, Tom Miller, began working with au
