{"id":689,"date":"2023-02-09T17:15:46","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T22:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/turnerab\/?p=689"},"modified":"2023-02-09T17:15:47","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T22:15:47","slug":"2023-using-pesticides-wisely-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/turnerab\/2023\/02\/2023-using-pesticides-wisely-update\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Using Pesticides Wisely Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Using Pesticides Wisely – Georgia 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. As mandated by federal labels, one must hold a private or commercial pesticide applicator license to purchase and use the restricted use herbicides Engenia, XtendiMax, and Tavium. Use is limited to ONLY <\/strong>those persons holding a private or commercial applicator certification. It is no longer permissible for non- certified applicators to apply these products under the direct supervision of the certified applicator.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Prior to applying these products in 2023, ALL <\/strong>applicators must be trained according to the federal labels. In Georgia, applicators must complete the 2023 UPW classroom training with locations provided below. Individual and\/or on-line trainings WILL NOT be available for 2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Those needing pesticide credit but not applying Engneia, XtendiMax, or Tavium are welcome to attend.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Bring your pesticide license; 2 hours <\/strong>of pesticide credit for private or commercial will be offered.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. The meeting will last about 1.5 hours; NO beverages or meals will be provided.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Attendee\u2019s names will be placed on a list posted to the Georgia Department of Agriculture\u2019s auxin website at https:\/\/agr.georgia.gov\/dicamba<\/a>; this link is different than in previous years<\/strong>!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
    2023 UPW Training Locations<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    Date, Time<\/strong><\/td>County<\/strong><\/td>RSVP #<\/strong>
    (Max Attendance)<\/strong><\/td>    		Location and Address<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    Mar 7, 9 am<\/td>Pulaski<\/td>478-783-1171 (max 200)<\/td>Pulaski Co. Rec Depart., 153 Lower River Rd, Hawkinsville GA 31036<\/td><\/tr>
    Mar 7, 1:30 pm<\/td>Tift<\/td>229-386-7274 (350 max)<\/td>Tifton Campus Conf. Center, 15 RDC Road, Tifton, GA 31793<\/td><\/tr>
    Mar 15, 1:30 pm<\/td>Taylor<\/td>478-862-5496 (250 max)<\/td>Flint Energies, 3 South Macon Street, Reynolds, GA 31706<\/td><\/tr>
    Mar 17, 9 am<\/td>Colquitt<\/td>229-616-7455 (175 max)<\/td>Colquitt Co. Ex. Office, 350 Veterans Parkway N, Moultrie, GA 31788<\/td><\/tr>
    Mar 22, 9 am<\/td>Coffee<\/td>not necessary<\/td>Coffee High School, 159 Trojan Way, Douglas, GA 31533<\/td><\/tr>
    Apr 5, 1:30 pm<\/td>Mitchell<\/td>229-336-2066 (250 max)<\/td>Mitchell Co. Ag Center, 4590 GA Hwy 37 East, Camilla, GA 31730<\/td><\/tr>
    Apr 6, 9 am<\/td>Terrell<\/td>229-995-2165 (150 max)<\/td>152 N Main Street, Dawson, GA 39842<\/td><\/tr>
    Apr 6, 1:30 PM<\/td>Lowndes<\/td>229-333-5185 (70 max)<\/td>Lowndes County Ext. Office, 2102 East Hill Ave, Valdosta, GA 31601<\/td><\/tr>
    Apr 12, 1:30 pm<\/td>Tift<\/td>229-386-7274 (350 max)<\/td>Tifton Campus Conf. Center, 15 RDC Road, Tifton, GA 31793<\/td><\/tr>
    Apr 14, 9 am<\/td>Sumter<\/td>229-924-4476 (75 max)<\/td>Sumter Ext. Office, 127 William Bowen Point, Americus, GA 31719<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Using Pesticides Wisely – Georgia 2023. 2023 UPW Training Locations Date, Time County RSVP #(Max Attendance) Location and Address Mar 7, 9 am Pulaski 478-783-1171 (max 200) Pulaski Co. Rec Depart., 153 Lower River Rd, Hawkinsville GA 31036 Mar 7, 1:30 pm Tift 229-386-7274 (350 max) Tifton Campus Conf. Center, 15 RDC Road, Tifton, GA […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":304,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/turnerab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/turnerab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/turnerab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/turnerab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/304"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/turnerab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=689"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/turnerab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":690,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/turnerab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689\/revisions\/690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/turnerab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/turnerab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/turnerab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}