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Preventing Preventable Problems on the Farm

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Eric P. Prostko
Professor and Extension Weed Specialist
University of Georgia

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
  1. Preventing Preventable Problems on the Farm
  2. Why do I have this type of data?
  3. Problems
  4. Valor/Sprayer Cleanout/Field Corn
  5. Valor/Sprayer Cleanout
  6. Imazapyr in Field Corn
  7. Oops!
  8. Liberty (glufosinate) in Lay-By?
  9. Jugs and Jugs?
  10. Jugs and Jugs? (~$1 million mistake)
  11. Dicamba (Ugh!)
  12. Tank-Mix Blues! Cadre @ 3.5 oz/A + 2,4-DB @ 16 oz/A + Dual Magnum @ 20 oz/A + Domark @ 4 oz/A + Praiz @ 24 oz/A + Class Act NG @ 8 oz/A
  13. Mixing Sequence Was: 1) Gramoxone; 2) Storm; 3) Zidua SC - Should have been: 1) Zidua SC; 2) Storm; 3) Gramoxone
  14. Why does this happen?
  15. Did you know ...
  16. How do we fix this?
  17. Phone A Friend
  18. Mixing/Loading Area
  19. NO LABEL = NO MIX!!!!
  20. Head In Tank
  21. Valor/Sprayer Cleanout
  22. Pesticide Containers Label/Container Color?
  23. Or This?
  24. Plumbing (multiple tanks on 1 tractor)
  25. Records
  26. Label Read/Reform?
  27. Nix the Mix? (When You Can)
  28. Weather/Wind/Common Sense
  29. Questions/Comments



SLIDE CONTENTS
  1. Eric P. Prostko Professor/Extension Weed Specialist Dept. Crop & Soil Sciences University of Georgia Preventing Preventable Problems on the Farm Impact Core @ 24 oz/A + Dual Magnum @ 16 oz/A + Atrazine @ 48 oz/A + RUPM3 @ 32 oz/A + Class Act @ 0.25% v/v
  2. Why do I have this type of data? Peanut response to …. 2,4-D Dicamba Glyphosate Glyphosate + Dicamba Glufosinate Diuron Picloram Imazapyr Triclopyr Aminopyralid In 2023 Glyphosate injury on peanut
  3. Problems
  4. Valor/Sprayer Cleanout/Field Corn
  5. Valor/Sprayer Cleanout
  6. Imazapyr in Field Corn
  7. Oops!
  8. Liberty (glufosinate) in Lay-By? DKC-6869 DKC-6208
  9. Jugs and Jugs?
  10. Jugs and Jugs? (~$1 million mistake)
  11. Dicamba (Ugh!)
  12. Tank-Mix Blues! Cadre @ 3.5 oz/A + 2,4-DB @ 16 oz/A + Dual Magnum @ 20 oz/A + Domark @ 4 oz/A + Praiz @ 24 oz/A + Class Act NG @ 8 oz/A
  13. Mixing Sequence Was: 1) Gramoxone; 2) Storm; 3) Zidua SC Should have been: 1) Zidua SC; 2) Storm; 3) Gramoxone
  14. Why does this happen? Plant on Time Spray on Time Harvest on Time Pay the Banker On Time Weather/Wind Equipment People
  15. Did you know ……… GA farmers (%) needing an annual operating loan County1 - 60% County2 - 95% County3 - 80% County4 - 80% County5 - 80% County6 - 80% County7 - 90% Operating Loans ($$)?? $500,000 $2,000,000 $5,000,000+
  16. How do we fix this? Phone a friend Mix what you need No label = NO MIX! Head in Tank?? Label/Container Colors Plumbing Records Label Nix the Mix? Weather/Wind/Common Sense
  17. Phone A Friend County Agent/Specialist Consultant Dealer Priest/Rabbi/Imam
  18. Mixing/Loading Area This? Or This?
  19. NO LABEL = NO MIX!!!!
  20. Head In Tank
  21. Valor/Sprayer Cleanout J. Cochran Worth Co. 06/16/22
  22. Pesticide Containers Label/Container Color?
  23. Or This? “Works good when you stand a bunch of white jugs up on water truck side by side.” Kerry Hodges, Screven Co. (GA) Farmer, 10/11/2022
  24. Plumbing (multiple tanks on 1 tractor)
  25. Records
  26. Label Read/Reform? 29 pages long All sections in same place? i.e. crop rotation restrictions on page X
  27. Nix the Mix? (When You Can) Solving all pest/fertility problems in 1 application More products = More problems Mixing order is important Impossible to get enough good data for all scenarios TOD, temperature, humidity, leaf wetness, plant health, etc. Reflex, Zidua, B-Moly, Glyphosate, Brandt Smart Trio (N + S + B + Mn + Zn)
  28. Weather/Wind/Common Sense paraquat drift on field corn
  29. Questions/Comments eprostko@uga.edu