Dicamba and 2,4-D drift have made headlines in recent years, but no study to-date has attempted to quantify the overall impact that herbicide drift has on growers of fruits, vegetables and other specialty crops.A special project group of the North Central Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Center is conducting a survey this winter to gather information on herbicide drift damage and risk-management among specialty crop growers in the North Central U.S. Responses will help establish needs for research on drift mechanisms, prevention, and remediation; and/or for reviewing current policy and reporting requirements.
This survey is:
- open to growers of fruits, vegetables, or other specialty crops in OH, IN, MI, WI, MN, IA, MO, KS, NE, ND, and SD.
- intended to document the risk, frequency, management, and economic impact of drift damage among specialty crop growers in the region.
- needed to establish herbicide drift as a serious economic and regulatory concern in [your state] and across the North Central U.S.
- estimated to take 5-20 minutes, depending on your experience with drift damage.
- facilitated by The Ohio State University and funded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture through agreement 2018-70006-28884.
Growers can complete the survey at go.osu.edu/drift29. Find additional information at go.osu.edu/ipm-drift.
