{"id":1409,"date":"2021-04-05T09:28:35","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T13:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/tiftcoag\/?p=1409"},"modified":"2021-04-05T09:28:36","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T13:28:36","slug":"upw-and-paraquat-trainings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/tiftcoag\/2021\/04\/upw-and-paraquat-trainings\/","title":{"rendered":"UPW and Paraquat Trainings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Using Pesticides Wisely (UPW) 2021 virtual trainings are nearly completed with only three more opportunities available. This training must be completed to be able to make labeled dicamba or 2,4-D in-crop cotton or soybean applications. Click the links below to register for the upcoming trainings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>April 5, 5:30 PM: <a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_86HgfXsMRt64_dN_xz9b0g\">https:\/\/zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_86HgfXsMRt64_dN_xz9b0g<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>April 8, 9 AM: <a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_Nry9IN0HQSu7YgP5TOiC3g\">https:\/\/zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_Nry9IN0HQSu7YgP5TOiC3g<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>April 12, 5:30 PM: <a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_ox4YobtHSwW7N9OfjgnkBA\">https:\/\/zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_ox4YobtHSwW7N9OfjgnkBA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those who have already attended UPW training, your attendance information will be posted at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agr.georgia.gov\/24c.aspx\">https:\/\/www.agr.georgia.gov\/24c.aspx<\/a> and available through the link highlighted in the picture below. Remember, it may take a few weeks after the training competition before names will appear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Paraquat:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before mixing, loading, and\/or applying paraquat, new labels require the completion of online training <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/pesticide-worker-safety\/paraquat-dichloride-training-certified-applicators\">https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/pesticide-worker-safety\/paraquat-dichloride-training-certified-applicators<\/a> approved by the U.S. EPA. Thanks to the National Pesticide Safety Education Center, GDA has posted a list of those applicators completing training prior to 3\/21\/2021 at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agr.georgia.gov\/24c.aspx\">https:\/\/www.agr.georgia.gov\/24c.aspx<\/a>. Periodic updates to the list will occur over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you complete your paraquat training you will receive a certificate. Regardless of the date on which you were trained, email a copy of your certificate to AgPest@agr.georgia.gov for 1 CEU of pesticide credit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions, call me<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Using Pesticides Wisely (UPW) 2021 virtual trainings are nearly completed with only three more opportunities available. This training must be completed to be able to make labeled dicamba or 2,4-D in-crop cotton or soybean applications. Click the links below to register for the upcoming trainings. April 5, 5:30 PM: https:\/\/zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_86HgfXsMRt64_dN_xz9b0g April 8, 9 AM: https:\/\/zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_Nry9IN0HQSu7YgP5TOiC3g [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":277,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/tiftcoag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/tiftcoag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/tiftcoag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/tiftcoag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/277"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/tiftcoag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1409"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/tiftcoag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1410,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/tiftcoag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1409\/revisions\/1410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/tiftcoag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/tiftcoag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/tiftcoag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}