Lindsay Thompson, Executive Director of the 2,4-D Task Force had a discussion with Bob Walters of FieldWatch to talk about the program and opportunities for growers and applicators. Read the interview below.
Q: Tell me a little bit about FieldWatch?
FieldWatch is a non-profit company with a FREE and VOLUNTARY mapping registry that promotes communication between producers of specialty and row crops, beekeepers, seed companies and pesticide applicators in support of ongoing stewardship activities. With easy-to-use, reliable, secure and FREE mappings tools, FieldWatch is a trusted source of data in North America, promoting sustainability for plants, pollinators, and people.
Q: Why is using FieldWatch an important tool for users?
Using our registries is simple: producers of specialty crops, organic or conventional (not herbicide tolerant) row crops, beekeepers, and seed companies map the locations of fields, apiaries or seed field workers using dedicated mapping tools. Pesticide applicators check for mapped locations before spraying to improve decision-making and manage potential pesticide drift.
Q: What are you excited about for 2025?
We are now in 25 states, Saskatchewan, and Washington DC with 44,000 producers and beekeepers registered, 39,000 beehives mapped, and 20,000 farms mapped. We continue to see double digit growth annually in users and mapped sites. Georgia is our newest state to join FieldWatch.
About the Task Force
The Task Force is made up of companies holding technical registrations on the active ingredient in 2,4-D herbicides. They are Corteva Agriscience (U.S.), Nufarm, Ltd. (Australia) and Agro-Gor Corp (U.S.).
