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Why Did Tennessee Department of Agriculture Partner with FieldWatch?

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  Guest Blog by Tennessee Department of Agriculture The Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) has been using FieldWatch ® since 2018. We at TDA know that farmers, producers, and applicators want to work together, and they set themselves up for success when they take advantage of these online tools. The DriftWatch™ site is valuable to specialty crop producers, and the BeeCheck™ Apiary registry provides beekeepers crucial information for keeping colonies protected.   DriftWatch is a great tool for producers and for chemical applicators because it connects them for critical communication about where and when applications will take place. Commercial specialty and sensitive crop producers can register their site location online and outline their fields on an aerial map. Pesticide, herbicide, and fungicide applicators can also register on the FieldWatch ® website to locate these registered sites before they spray. Before this online platform, communication between the producers and