Regulatory
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There are now more training opportunities available for paraquat applicators. This training is required every 3 years for applicators. The training provides important information about paraquat’s toxicity, new label requirements and restrictions, and the consequences of misuse. If an applicator needs the paraquat training, then there are several webinar and in-person opportunities this month. Dr. Bart…
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Paraquat Training Webinars (online) Certified applicators must successfully complete an EPA-approved training program before mixing, loading, and/or applying paraquat, as required by the EPA’s Paraquat Dichloride Human Health Mitigation Decision. Training is required every 3 years. The training provides important information about paraquat’s toxicity, new label requirements and restrictions, and the consequences of misuse. If…
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Certified applicators must successfully complete an EPA-approved training program before mixing, loading, and/or applying paraquat, as required by the EPA’s Paraquat Dichloride Human Health Mitigation Decision. The training provides important information about paraquat’s toxicity, new label requirements and restrictions, and the consequences of misuse. Training is required every 3 years. If an applicator needs the…
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We had a great turnout at the UPW training today in Worth County for our applicators. This training is required for applicators prior to applying in-crop dicamba products on cotton and/or soybeans in 2024. If an applicator was not able to join us this morning, make sure to attend one of the other trainings. Other…
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An NGO group is currently petitioning the US EPA to revoke all food use tolerances for the organophosphate class of chemistry. The petitioners request that the Agency revoke all tolerances and cancel all associated registrations for food uses of the following organophosphate pesticides (OPs): Acephate, Densulide, Chlorethoxyfos, Chlorpyrifos-methyl, Diazinon, Dichlorvos, Dicrotophos, Dimethoate, Ethoprop, Malathion, Naled,…
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Individuals that attended and signed in at the Worth County Extension Row Crop Weed Management meeting on February 3, 2022, or one of the approved weed control meetings (listed in the table at the bottom) have received credit for Using Pesticides Wisely training and do not need to attend an additional UPW training. Worth County…
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On April 26, 2021 the U.S. EPA declined Georgia’s 24(C) XtendiMax label request that would have improved grower flexibility when applying this herbicide. Thus, all XtendiMax applications must follow requirements in accordance with the federal label. UGA is committed and excited to work with the GDA and the U. S. EPA to resolve this challenge.…
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Dicamba applicator certified license update (Jennifer Wren, Georgia Department of Agriculture; Stanley Culpepper, UGA). During 2019, UGA Extension and the Department of Agriculture provided a one-time opportunity to obtain a two-year license allowing those individuals without a traditional certified applicators license to legally apply Engenia, XtendiMax, and Tavium only. These individuals were trained and tested…
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The schedule has been set for upcoming Using Pesticides Wisely (UPW) Trainings. Please see the following details for auxin training requirements and training dates for 2021. Click to download the .pdf file of the UPW training information: UPW Training Flyer AUXIN TRAINING REQUIREMENTS – GEORGIA 2021 Engenia, FeXapan, Tavium, XtendiMax 1. All applicators driving the…
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Following is important information for Georgia cotton growers on a Section 24(c) special local need label for Liberty. Thankful for the dedication and work of Dr. Culpepper (our UGA Specialist) and GDA and BASF for getting this in place. New Liberty 24 (c) state label to help Georgia cotton farmers (A. S. Culpepper). As a…