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Prepare for change under new EPA pesticide strategies

Kristen Sindelar
Oct 11, 2024
Oct 11, 2024

Sprayer Line-Up_r4g026382.jpg — Photo provided by AKRS Equipment

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This example of the point system from the draft Herbicide Strategy is based on pesticide application for non-irrigated corn and soybeans on sloped land, non-sandy soil in Iowa.

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Spraying — The booms on the sprayer are doing their job as Glendon Slaubaugh goes down his fields.

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Crop-Diseases---Sprayer — Windy conditions can lead to concern about inefficient spraying and increased drift potential.
File photo by Aaron Viner

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Pesticide strategy points — Graphic from Office of Pesticide Programs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Submitted image

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Bayer at Husker Harvest Days — A Bayer representative talks with a visitor at Husker Harvest Days in Grand Island, Neb., in September.
Midwest Messenger photo by Kristen Sindelar

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Brady Spangeberg, director of marketing for crop protection at BASF, stands by a soybean test plot at the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, in August.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

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Reporter Kristen Sindelar has loved agriculture her entire life, coming from a diversified farm with three generations working side-by-side in northeastern Nebraska. Reach her at Kristen.Sindelar@midwestmessenger.com.