Barren County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2017 - Jun 30, 2018





1043 - Integrated Plant Pest Management
1043.1) 5

Number of producers who plan to integrate a new cultural management tactic with their current spray program

1043.2) 5

Number of producers who  Integrated a new cultural management tactic with current spray programs

1043.3) 5

Number of producers that plan to alter existing spray programs to reduce non-target impacts

1043.4) 5

Number of producers who  altered existing spray program to reduce non-target impacts

1043.5) 5

Number of producers who plan to scout fields weekly for pest pressure

1043.6) 5

Number of producers who  scouted fields weekly for pest pressure

1043.7) 0

Number of producers who will begin using biological control

1043.8) 0

Number of producers who  used biological control

1043.9) 5

Number of producers who plan to research multiple options before selecting and applying pesticides 

1043.10) 5

Number of producers who  researched multiple options before selecting and applying pesticides



Success Stories

SOKY Commercial Pesticide Training

Author: Christopher Schalk

Major Program: Integrated Plant Pest Management

Commercial pesticide applicators are called upon by farmer's, businesses, golf courses, homeowners, and many others to control pests in a number of situations. These applicators are required to obtain continuing education credits to maintain their licenses. In 2017 the ANR and horticulture agents in the east part of district 6 provided applicators an opportunity to continue their education by hosting the SOKY Pesticide Training. This was the third year that this two day training opportunity,

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