Bernie Engel is the Glenn W. Sample Dean of Agriculture for the Purdue College of Agriculture and was the 'father' of DriftWatch alongside Steve Smith of Red Gold Tomatoes. Bernie gives a great history of
Watch the video presentation from the USDA Office of Pest Management Policy The USDA Office of Pest Management Policy presents: FieldWatch: Enhancing Communication between Crop Producers, Beekeepers, and Pesticide Applicators Featuring: Bob Walters Recorded on
We are often asked how new states / provinces / areas join FieldWatch and bring the registries to their areas. With 24 US states, Washington DC and 1 Canadian Province in Saskatchewan in the registry
Pesticide Drift isn’t just a concern for environmental agencies. It’s Also a concern to applicators, Producers and their neighbors. This week we are learning about “Field Watch” and how this program can be of great
AIA Annual Meeting to be virtual event;set for Jan. 11-12. Registrations are now open for the Apiary Inspectors of America (AIA) Annual Meeting,a virtual event set for Jan. 11-12, 2022.Read more
Earlier this year, FieldWatch’s SeedFieldCheck registry expanded to four new states: Nebraska, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan. The registry integrates into the existing FieldWatch crop and apiary registry and enables seed
ST. LOUIS, Missouri — FieldWatch, Inc®, a non-profit company that helps applicators, growers of specialty crops and beekeepers communicate about the locations of crops and hives to improve stewardship, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year
CHANTELLE GROVE, Iowa — The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is reporting the successful revamping of the Iowa Sensitive Crops Registry and is encouraging eligible producers to re-save their data for the 2018
SWISHER, Iowa — DriftWatch, a new online mapping tool for sensitive crops, allows herbicide or insecticide applicators to see where bees and specialty crops are being raised in their neighborhood. The program just launched in
Many people are excited about using new technology to fight weeds. They’re hoping for better control with the dicamba-based products that can now be applied over Xtend soybeans. At the same time, others are concerned