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| 1071 - Grain Crops | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1071.1) | 35 |
Number of producers who plan to utilize IPM practices for grain crops production as recommended by Extension |
| 1071.2) | 60 |
Number of producers who utilized IPM practices for grain crops production as recommended by Extension |
| 1071.3) | 120 |
Number of producers planning to adopt the usage of new technology for crop production |
| 1071.4) | 120 |
Number of producers who adopted the usage of new technology for crop production |
| 1071.5) | 80 |
Number of producers who plan to use diagnostic services to identify insects, disease and/or weeds |
| 1071.6) | 50 |
Number of producers who used diagnostic services to identify insects, disease and/or weeds |
| 1071.7) | 121 |
Number of producers who plan to adopt one or more fertility management recommendations |
| 1071.8) | 118 |
Number of producers who adopted one or more fertility management recommendations |
| 1071.9) | 10 |
Number of producers who plan to implement on-farm trials |
| 1071.10) | 10 |
Number of producers who implemented on-farm trials |
| 1071.11) | 35 |
Number of producers adopting grain crop production practices that improve environmental/water quality |
Author: Matthew Adams
Major Program: Grain Crops
On farm, county level research has always been an important aspect of Hardin County Agriculture Extension Programming. One of the longest lasting, most utilized research programs in Hardin County are the Corn and Soybean Variety Trials.As seed companies continue to release more technology through new corn and soybean hybrids, unbiased, local, research based, variety trials that showcase how these new hybrids perform in Hardin County, under our farmer’s own unique growing conditions an
Author: Matthew Adams
Major Program: Grain Crops
In January of 2018, Hardin and Larue Counties Collaborated to host an early pre-season Grain Crops Workshop. UK and NRCS Specialists were brought in to discuss various issues from the previous year, as well as possible issues for the coming season.Dr Raul Vilanueva, UK Entomologist, discussed recent issues with slugs, possible control measures, and causes of slug infestations in grain crops. Dr Vilanueva also talked about why management of these pests is often so difficult. Slugs
