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Received a heavy four inch rain the day after atrazine was applied to 6 inch high corn plants. It produced much runoff. Advance Ten Drops |
Government funds for terracing project delayed by congress. Project delayed until after corn harvest is finished. Advance Seven Drops |
Planted vegetative buffer but a heavy rain washed out most of the grass seed. Too busy with wheat harvest to plant again until late summer. Advance Six Drops |
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Farming accident prevented farmer from incorporating atrazine before planting time. Applied atrazine in early June. Advance Four Drops |
Forgot to tell hired man not to spray atrazine on soil surface within 66 feet of where surface runoff enters stream of water. Advance Nine Drops |
High farming and family expenses prevented farmer from using a more expensive herbicide other than atrazine. Advance Six Drops |
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Hail loss on last year's corn crop caused farmer to postpone terracing the rolling fields close to the river to prevent runoff of water and atrazine. Advance Seven Drops |
Rains prevented Co-op spray rig from incorporating atrazine into soil before planting time. Advance Four Drops |
Tractor broke down and was in shop for a month. Couldn't apply atrazine until the first of July. Advance Four Drops |
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Sprayer nozzle broke allowing more atrazine to be applied than needed. Advance Four Drops |
Hired man forgot to shut off sprayer when tractor over heated. Advance Two Drops |
Purchase of some new equipment prevented buying materials needed to adapt field sprayer for just plant row application. Advance Two Drops |
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Incorportated atrazine into top 2 inches of soil before planting corn. Reduced runoff loss by 67 percent. Move 4 Drops Away from Stream or Save Card |
Applied atrazine to corn ground before April 15. Reduced runoff loss by 50 percent. Move 3 Drops Away from Stream or Save Card |
Used a postemergence application containing lower rates of atrazine to better control large-seed weeds. Reduced runoff loss by 67 percent. Move 4 Drops Away from Stream or Save Card |
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Applied atrazine in split applications. Reduced runoff by 25-33 percent. Move 2 Drops Away from Stream or Save Card |
Applied less pounds/acre of atrazine to growing pig weeds and small-seeded broadweeds... Reduced runoff loss by 33 percent. Move 2 Drops Away from Stream or Save Card |
Terraced sloping and hilly fields next to river using contour terraces. Reduced runoff loss 80 percent. Move 5 Drops Away from Stream or Save Card |
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Applied atrazine over row of corn and used culivator between rows. Reduced runoff loss by 50-60 percent. Move 4 Drops Away form Stream or Save Card |
Used new herbicides that contained no atrazine. Reduced runoff loss by 100 percent. Return to Beginning of Row or Save Card |
Used two step approach of applying preemergence plus postemergence herbicides. Reduced runoff loss by 25 percent. Move 1 Drop Away from Stream or Save Card |
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Choose not to spray atrazine within 66 feet of where field surface water enters a stream of water. Reduced runoff by 80 percent. Move 5 Drops Away from Stream or Save Card |
Established vegetative buffer strips at lower end of field. Reduced runoff loss by 25 percent. Move 1 Drop Away from Stream or Save Card |
Used minimum tillage practices in preparing corn ground for planting. Reduced runoff by 25 percent. Move 1 Drop Away from Stream or Save Card |