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Flag The Technology

Flag The Technology. Andy vangilder clay county extension staff chair Ron Baker Clay County Extension agricultural Agent. Farming Is A High Risk Business . 98% Family Farms . 1950:12.2% of U.S. Population. 2012: .7% of U.S. Population . Vanishing Species! . Herbicide Mistakes

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Flag The Technology

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  1. Flag The Technology Andy vangilderclay county extension staff chairRon BakerClay County Extension agricultural Agent

  2. Farming Is A High Risk Business 98% Family Farms 1950:12.2% of U.S. Population 2012: .7% of U.S. Population

  3. Vanishing Species!

  4. Herbicide Mistakes (Off Target Drift and Misapplications) • Destroy Crops • Often Ruin Community Relationship • Increasingly Problematic

  5. Flag The Technology A simple way to mark the herbicide technology of any field. RED signifies conventional crops with no herbicide technology traits. BRIGHT YELLOW is for Clearfield® and STS® technologies. WHITE represents crops with the RoundUp Ready® technology. BRIGHT GREEN indicates the Liberty Link® technology.

  6. Fact Sheets Dash Stickers

  7. …and that’s better for everyone. Fewer mistakes can help a farmer stay in business and also stay on the good side of his neighbor…

  8. http://www.uaex.edu/

  9. Where do we go from here? Multiple Colors for Stacked Herbicide Traits FTT Mapping Apps for Mobile Devices Applicators Synchronized with FTT Apps

  10. Questions?

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