|
| Farming Practice
| Percent
|
|
|
|
|
| *
| Soil Testing (P=.462)
| 97%
|
| *
| Test for soil compaction (P=.992)
| 31%
|
| *
| Testing for Soybean Cyst Nematode (P=.646)
| 35%
|
|
| Conduct stand counts
| 69%
|
|
| Crop rotation
| 94%
|
|
| Insect identification
| 75%
|
|
| Weed identification
| 87%
|
| *
| Control weeds along field edges and in fence rows (P=.548)
| 69%
|
|
| Insect traps
| 3 %
|
| *
| Regular Field Scouting (P=.098)
| 56%
|
|
| Irrigation water testing
| 3%
|
|
| Clean and sanitize tools and equipment
| 14%
|
|
| No-till or reduced tillage
| 83 %
|
| *
| Use certified seed (P = .246)
| 81 %
|
|
| Check for soil insects before planting
| 11 %
|
|
| Avoid entering muddy fields
| 76%
|
|
| Plant tissue analysis
| 9%
|
|
| Disease identification 63%
|
| **
| Use recommended planting dates (P=.048)
| 67%
|
|
| Degree days to predict insect development
| 13%
|
|
| Beneficial Insects
| 8%
|
| *
| Calibrate seeding rates (P=.189)
| 79%
|
| **
| Use insect and disease resistant cultivars (P=.019)
| 46%
|
|
|
|
|
* Attending an IPM training had no significant effect on the use of
this practice.
** Attending an IPM training had a significant effect on whether this
practice was used.
