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Water Quality and Quantity |
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Improving Irrigation Efficiency |
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Growers, through their checkoff dollars administered by the Kansas Corn Commission have helped to fund KSU research to help irrigators reach peak efficiency.
Following this
link to KSU's "What is ET? An Evapotranspiration Primer" |
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BMPs: Kansas' Best Management Practices for Atrazine |
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Kansas
farmers
are
more
productive
than
ever,
and
much
of
the
increased
productivity
is
due
to
effective
and
efficient
use
of
crop
protection
tools
like
the
herbicide
atrazine
for
weed
control.
When
Kansas
growers
were
faced
with
the
possible
loss
of
atrazine
due
to
water
quality
concerns,
they
used
their
checkoff
dollars
to
fund
research
to
develop
state-specific
Best
Management
Practices.
Growers
and
the
environment
have
benefited
from
Beset
Management
Practices
developed
through
research
conducted
by
Kansas
State
University
and
funded
by
the
Kansas
Corn
Commission
and
Kansas
Grain
Sorghum
Commission
with
grower
checkoff
funds.
These
Best
Management
Practices
are
proven
to
effectively
reduce
farm
chemical
runoff
into
waterways. Kansas
Atrazine
BMPs Use
early
pre-plant
applications-fall
or
early
spring
application.
(Can
reduce
atrazine
runoff
by
50%.)
Use
split
applications
of
atrazine.
(Can
reduce
atrazine
runoff
by
25%.)
Reduce
soil-applied
atrazine
application
rates.
(Can
reduce
atrazine
runoff
by
33%.)
Use
postemergence
atrazine
applications.
(Can
reduce
atrazine
runoff
by
50-67%.)
Use
reduced
soil-applied
application
rates
followed
by
a
postemergence
atrazine
application.
(Can
reduce
atrazine
runoff
by
25%.)
Use
alternative
non-atrazine
herbicides.
(Can
reduce
atrazine
runoff
by
100%.)
Alternative
herbicides
may
also
be
lost
in
runoff
if
BMPs
are
not
used.
Use
integrated
pest
management
strategies.
(Can
reduce
atrazine
runoff
by
0
to
100%.)
Establish
vegetative
and
riparian
buffer
strips.
(Can
reduce
atrazine
runoff
by
25-35%.)
Band
herbicides
at
planting
or
cultivating.
(Can
reduce
atrazine
runoff
by
50-67%.)
Use
proper
atrazine
rates,
mixing,
loading
and
disposal
practices.
Use
conservation
practices
and
structures. |