{"id":1079,"date":"2026-02-25T14:36:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T19:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/threerivers\/?p=1079"},"modified":"2026-02-25T14:50:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T19:50:31","slug":"using-pesticides-wisely-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/threerivers\/2026\/02\/using-pesticides-wisely-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Pesticides Wisely 2026 Taylor County"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Georgia State Specific Dicamba Training <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>As mandated by federal labels, all applicators must hold a private or commercial pesticide applicatorlicense to purchase and apply the restricted-use herbicides Engenia, Stryax, and Tavium.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prior to applying these products in Georgia during 2026, applicators must complete the state-specific 2026UPW classroom training with locations provided below. Online training WILL NOT be available.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Those needing pesticide credits but not applying Engenia, Stryax, or Tavium are welcome to attend.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bring your pesticide license; 2 hours of pesticide credits for private or commercial will be provided.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The meeting will last about 1.5 hours; NO beverages or meals will be provided.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attendees\u2019 names will be placed on a list posted to the Georgia Department of Agriculture\u2019s auxin website at <a href=\"https:\/\/agr.georgia.gov\/dicamba\">https:\/\/agr.georgia.gov\/dicamba<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Topics discussed: Pesticide applicator safety, new dicamba label changes, required recordkeeping\/ documentation when applying these herbicides, and fulfilling the new Endangered Species Act (ESA) requirements, along with other valuable information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table caes-extended-core-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Mar 4<sup>th<\/sup> @ 9:00 am<\/td><td>Decatur<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Kirbo Center, 2500 East Shotwell Street, Bainbridge, GA 39819<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mar 4<sup>th<\/sup> @ 1:30 pm<\/td><td>Colquitt<\/td><td>229-616-7455 (175 max)<\/td><td>Colquitt Co. Ex. Office, 350 Veterans Parkway N, Moultrie, GA 31788<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mar 5<sup>th<\/sup> @ 1:30 pm<\/td><td>Pulaski<\/td><td>478-783-1171 (200 max)<\/td><td>Pulaski Co. Rec Depart., 153 Lower River Rd, Hawkinsville GA 31036<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mar 6<sup>th<\/sup> @ 9:00 am<\/td><td>Worth<\/td><td>229-776-8216 (350 max)<\/td><td>Worth Co. Ag Pavilion, 102 Rebecca Drive Sylvester, GA 31791<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">Mar 6<sup>th<\/sup> @ 1:30 pm<\/mark><\/td><td><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">Taylor<\/mark><\/td><td><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">478-862-5496 (320 max)<\/mark><\/td><td><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">Flint Energies, 3 South Macon Street, Reynolds, GA 31706<\/mark><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mar 11<sup>th<\/sup> @ 1:00 pm<\/td><td>Bartow<\/td><td>770-387-5142 (75 max)<\/td><td>Bartow Co. Ext. Office, 320 West Cherokee Ave, Cartersville, GA 30120<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mar 16<sup>th<\/sup> @ 9:00 am<\/td><td>Mitchell<\/td><td>229-336-2066 (250 max)<\/td><td>Mitchell Co. Ag Center, 4590 GA Hwy 37 East, Camilla, GA 31730<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mar 17<sup>th<\/sup> @ 9:00 am<\/td><td>Terrell<\/td><td>229-995-2165 (150 max)<\/td><td>Main Street Theater, 152 N Main Street, Dawson, GA 39842<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mar 18<sup>th<\/sup> @ 9:00 am<\/td><td>Brooks<\/td><td>229-263-4103 (120 max)<\/td><td>Brooks Co. Ex. Office, 400 E Courtland Avenue, Quitman, GA 31643<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mar 18<sup>th<\/sup> @ 1:30 pm<\/td><td>Pierce<\/td><td>912-449-2034 (125 max)<\/td><td>Pierce County Ext. Office, 705 College Ave., Blackshear, GA 31516<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mar 19<sup>th<\/sup> @ 9:00 am<\/td><td>Bulloch<\/td><td>912-871-6130 (376 max)<\/td><td>Nessmith-Lane Conference Center, 847 Plant Dr., Statesboro, GA 30458<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mar 20<sup>th<\/sup> @ 9:00 am<\/td><td>Toombs<\/td><td>912-526-3101 (200 max)<\/td><td>Southeastern Technical College; 3001 E. First St., Vidalia, GA 30474<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mar 23<sup>rd<\/sup> @ 9:00 am<\/td><td>Tift<\/td><td>229-386-7274 (300 max)<\/td><td>Tifton Campus Conf. Center, 15 RDC Road, Tifton, GA 31793<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mar 24<sup>th<\/sup> @ 9:00 am<\/td><td>Coffee<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Coffee High School, 159 Trojan Way, Douglas, GA 31533<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mar 25<sup>th<\/sup> @ 9:00 am<\/td><td>Burke<\/td><td>706-554-2119 (250 max)<\/td><td>Burke Co. Office Park, 715 West Sixth St., Waynesboro, GA 30830<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mar 25<sup>th<\/sup> @ 1:30 pm<\/td><td>Emanuel<\/td><td>478-237-1226 (125 max)<\/td><td>Varner 4-H Center, 220 S Circle Drive, Swainsboro, GA 30401<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mar 26<sup>th<\/sup> @ 1:30 pm<\/td><td>Madison<\/td><td>706-795-2281 (72 max)<\/td><td>Madison County Agricultural Facility, 175 Hope Thompson Lane, Danielsville, GA 30633<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mar 31<sup>st<\/sup> @ 9:00 am<\/td><td>Laurens<\/td><td>478-272-2277 (120 max)<\/td><td>The Dubose Porter Conf. Center 560 Pinehill Road, Dublin,<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also find more information from your county Extension Office <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.uga.edu\/about\/personnel-directory\/browse\/county.html\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia State Specific Dicamba Training Topics discussed: Pesticide applicator safety, new dicamba label changes, required recordkeeping\/ documentation when applying these herbicides, and fulfilling the new Endangered Species Act (ESA) requirements, along with other valuable information. Mar 4th @ 9:00 am Decatur &nbsp; Kirbo Center, 2500 East Shotwell Street, Bainbridge, GA 39819 Mar 4th @ 1:30 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":122,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/threerivers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/threerivers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/threerivers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/threerivers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/122"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/threerivers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1079"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/threerivers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1079\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1087,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/threerivers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1079\/revisions\/1087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/threerivers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/threerivers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/threerivers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}