Extension
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| 1042 - Chemical Crop Management Tools | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1042.7) | 10 |
Number of producers who plan to test pesticide application water (pH, alkalinity, etc.) |
| 1042.8) | 5 |
Number of producers who tested pesticide application water (pH, alkalinity, etc.) |
| 1042.9) | 85 |
Number of producer who will consider alternate materials based on REI, PHI, residues, etc. |
| 1042.10) | 35 |
Number of producers who used alternate materials based on REI, PHI, residues, etc. |
| 1042.6) | 40 |
Number of producers who reevaluated nozzles, spray pressure, or boom height |
| 1042.5) | 45 |
Number of producers who plan to reevaluate nozzles, spray pressure or boom height as a result of participating in this program |
| 1042.4) | 80 |
Number of producers who calibrated their sprayer |
| 1042.3) | 85 |
Number of producers who plan to calibrated their sprayer |
| 1042.1) | 61 |
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) | 61 |
Number of producers who updated their farm’s spray program to reduce risk of developing resistance |
Author: Roger "Darrell" Simpson
Major Program: Chemical Crop Management Tools
Preparing grain crop producers to utilize dicamba based herbicides to combat problem weeds such as palmer amaranth and waterhemp was a major educational effort by the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Food and Environment prior to the 2018 growing season. Curtis Dame, Darrell Simpson, and Vicki Shadrick, Extension Agents for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Hopkins, Muhlenberg, and Webster counties worked with Dr. Travis Legleiter to promote and host an educational program regard
