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| 1041 - Pesticide Safety – Plant Pests | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1041.1) | 0 |
Number of producers who plan to complete the Kentucky Pesticide Applicator Training |
| 1041.2) | 25 |
Number of producers who successfully completed Kentucky Pesticide Applicator Training |
| 1041.3) | 0 |
Number of producers who plan to train workers in worker protection standards (WPS) |
| 1041.4) | 0 |
Number of producers who trained workers in worker protection standards (WPS) |
| 1041.5) | 0 |
Number of producers who plan on making changes to their farm’s chemical handling, storage and disposal practices |
| 1041.6) | 0 |
Number of producers who changed aspects of their farm’s chemical handling, storage, and disposal practices |
| 1041.7) | 95 |
Number of producers with plans to communicate with neighbors around their farm about pesticide sensitive areas |
| 1041.8) | 95 |
Number of producers who communicated with neighbors/users of pesticide-sensitive areas around their farm |
| 1041.9) | 0 |
Number of producers who plan to improve spray application record-keeping (including the posting of signage) as a result of participating in this program |
| 1041.10) | 95 |
Number of producers who improved spray application record keeping, including posting signage |
Author: Thomas Miller
Major Program: Pesticide Safety – Plant Pests
The advent of dicamba tolerant soybeans has been one of the most newsworthy and controversial subjects in the grain production areas of Kentucky over the last year. The four river counties of Ballard, Carlisle, Hickman and Fulton have been at the forefront of battling herbicide resistant weeds because of our location on the river and yearly flooding, therefore dicamba technology will be very important for our producers going forward. Unfortunately, our local news media did several stories last s
