As part of the new label requirement for Dicamba products used on Dicamba Tolerant Soybeans, all applicators, both commercial and private, must attend yearly training on the proper use, handling and application of these products.  Tom Miller, Ballard County ANR Agent and Kathy Wimberly, McCracken Horticulture Agent, organized a joint meeting for Ballard and McCracken producers at the new Extension Office in McCracken County.  

Rocky Napier, BASF Technical Support Representative conducted the training session on January 24, 2019, where 78 applicators were trained with the latest label requirements.  Chris Miller, Regional Representative for the Ky Dept. of Agriculture was on hand to handle record keeping for the meeting and to talk about applicator record keeping for inspections and if there is an application problem this coming year.

Even though Ballard/ McCracken soybean production is in the hot seat for Round Up Resistant Pigweeds and an area where some of the highest percentages of Dicamba Tolerant Soybeans are planted, there were almost no problems in the 2018 growing season. We hope for the same results in the 2019 season as a result of this training session and others like it across the state.