Colquitt County Extension Ag Update 1/28/19
In this issue:
- Georgia Cotton Conference and UPW Training Opportunity!!
- AUXIN TRAINING REQUIREMENTS: GEORGIA 2019
- 2019 UGA COTTON Production Guide…
- 2019 UGA Soybean Production Guide
- 2018 Colquitt County Corn Variety Demo
- 2018 Colquitt County Soybean Variety Demo
- UGA Cotton On Farm Variety Data
- Baleage Short Course
Georgia Cotton Conference and UPW Training Opportunity!!
The Georgia Cotton Commission’s 2019 Cotton Production Workshop will be held at the UGA Tifton Conference Center on Wednesday, January 30, 2019. The UGA Cotton Production Workshop will feature breakout sessions where attendees will learn the latest technical production strategies from the researchers whose projects are funded by the Commission’s research program. The Georgia Cotton Commission Annual Meeting will follow the breakout sessions and feature speakers from several industry organizations. READ MORE
FYI there will be a Using Pesticides Wisely training in conjunction with the meeting that same day that will begin at 2:00 p.m. The training will be open to, and is required for all persons that will be applying the auxin herbicides in 2019. This includes farmers and farm workers. If you attended this training in 2015, 2016, 2017 or 2018, you must re-take the training in 2019.
If you miss the UPW training in Tifton on Wednesday, there will be two UPW trainings scheduled for Colquitt County. The dates are below…
March 14 and April 11, 2019.
Both of these trainings will be held at the Colquitt County Extension office and will start at 8:30 am.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
AUXIN TRAINING REQUIREMENTS: GEORGIA 2019
NOTICE! U.S. EPA-Industry mandated label changes to dicamba products Engenia,
FeXapan, and XtendiMax are now effective for the 2019 growing season.
Engenia, FeXapan, XtendiMax
1. As mandated by federal labels, one must hold a private or commercial pesticide applicator license to purchase and use these restricted use herbicides. Use is limited to ONLY 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.
2. Prior to applying these products in 2019, ALL applicators must be trained according to the federal labels. In Georgia, applicators must complete the 2019 Using Pesticides Wisely classroom training. If you attended this training in 2015, 2016, 2017, or 2018, you must re-take the training in 2019.
3. Industry applicator trainings are encouraged and beneficial; however, they will not fulfill Georgia’s requirement for auxin training.
4. Each label requires certified applicators to document application information. Forms have been designed to help with this challenge and can be found at your local UGA Extension office, from the herbicide registrant, or at http://www.agr.georgia.gov/24c.aspx
Enlist Duo or Enlist One
1. All persons in charge of in-crop applications (planting through harvest) of Enlist Duo or Enlist One in Enlist cotton or soybean must complete the Using Pesticides Wisely classroom training. If you attended this training in 2015, 2016, 2017 or 2018, you must re-take the training in 2019.
Documentation of UPW Training
Bring your pesticide license to the training if you have one. Attendee’s names will be placed on a list posted to the Georgia Department of Agriculture’s auxin website at http://www.agr.georgia.gov/24c.aspx.
Please allow up to 21 days after the training date for names to be posted. This list will serve as the official training record and will provide verification of one’s attendance.
More information about UPW locations and other regulations can be seen below…
READ MORE…
2019 UGA COTTON Production Guide…
2019 uga cotton production guide
2019 UGA Soybean Production Guide
The UGA Soybean Production Guide is available below.
http://gasoybeans.caes.uga.edu/
2018 Colquitt County Corn Variety Demo
2018 Colquitt Corn Demo
2018 Colquitt County Soybean Variety Demo
2018 Colquitt Soybean Demo
UGA ON Farm Cotton Variety Trials
Below is information about the 2018 UGA on farm cotton variety trials from Dr. Jared Whitaker, UGA Cotton Agronomist. We were lucky enough to have three locations here in Colquitt County. Two of those locations were not significantly impacted from the hurricane. If you have any questions please let me know.
For registration and more information on the Baleage and Silage Short Courses…
February 26, 2019 – Moultrie, GA – CLICK HERE
Great events like the short course could not be possible without sponsorship. If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities information can be obtained below.
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES..
| Thanks for your time,
Jeremy M. Kichler
UGA Cooperative Extension
Colquitt County Extension Coordinator
Moultrie, GA
229-921-1977 |
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