Success StoryApplicators and Farmers trained on proper use of dicamba to reduce off-site movement



Applicators and Farmers trained on proper use of dicamba to reduce off-site movement

Author: Travis Legleiter

Planning Unit: Plant and Soil Sciences

Major Program: Integrated Plant Pest Management

Outcome: Intermediate Outcome

Following the wide spread injury to soybean and other crops due to off-site movement the EPA mandated that all applicators be trained prior to making dicamba applications. The extension weed science team of University of Kentucky worked with Kentucky Department of Agriculture Environmental Services to develop a structure to trainings in the state of Kentucky. The extension weed science team worked with ANR Agents to schedule 14 trainings across the state from January through March of 2017 to compliment trainings also being conducted by private industry. A total of 1224 applicators and farmers attended trainings conducted by the University of Kentucky. The trainings were designed to reinforce the responsibility applicators and farmers take on when applying dicamba to dicamba resistant soybean and the ramifications of allowing the product to move off-site. The trainings outlined all potential causes of off-site movement and methods to mitigate off-site movement. The audiences were polled following each training to obtain a level of knowledge gained from the training. The audiences responded correctly to questions at a greater than 80 % success rate. 

Results of these trainings have led to a higher regard of stewardship of dicamba products during their application as increased awareness of applicators to surrounding sensitive crops. 






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