Using GIS Technology for Iowa Pesticide Distribution and Transport Modeling
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The Iowa State University Integrated Crop Management Conference is Iowa's premier crop production education event. No other program in Iowa brings together the diverse range of topics, slate of expert presenters and results of the latest University research.
The ICM Conference offers workshops focusing on the latest in crop production technology. Experts from Iowa and surrounding states will provide research updates and results in soil fertility, soil and water management, crop production and pest management.
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The patterns of pesticide occurrence in surface and ground waters are linked to agricultural practices and the product's susceptibility to leaching and runoff. Pesticide use information has historically been catalogued in relation to points of sale from agrichemical dealerships. In an effort to provide a wide audience with an understanding of these occurrences and patterns, an atlas was developed during 2006 that provided a web-based front end to the data. The atlas links pesticide calculations of pounds of active ingredients sold with geographic information and water monitoring data using Geographic Information System (GIS) software.