Inversion & Drift Mitigation Workshop presented by the Ohio State University Extension IPM Program

Sponsored by Ohio State University Extension IPM program and the USDA NIFA Crop Protection and Pest Management Competitive Grants Program (Grant number 2017-70006-27174).

The workshop was held on Dec. 14, 2018, and focused on weather conditions that could signal an inversion and a demonstration of the tools and information available in FieldWatch, a communication tool for sensitive crop farmers and pesticide applicators. Recordings from the talks are available here.  

The workshop is divided into two recordings that feature:

Aaron Wilson, OSU Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, discussing weather conditions that could signal an inversion.

Jared Shaffer, Ohio Department of Agriculture, discusses the FieldWatch sensitive crop registry and includes a demonstration of signing up for the registry and identifying fields, crops, and beehives.

Please click here to access the workshop.