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RSVP -NCAg hosts AgLeadership & Grower Summit on Jan 31 at SFS
Story Date: 1/23/2018
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Source: NC AGRIBUSINESS COUNCIL, 1/22/18
RSVP Today at - rsvp@ncagribusiness.com - to attend the 2018 AgLeadership & Grower Summit, hosted by the NC Agribusiness Council at the 2018 Southern Farm Show - in the Holshouser Building at the NC State Fair Grounds - on Wednesday, January 31.
2018 AgLeadership & Grower Summit
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
8:30 am Welcome /Breakfast
9:15 am Top 10 Pesticide Violations Presented by: Anna Genasci, AgSafe
Join AgSafe in discussing the top 10 pesticide violations in North Carolina. This session will help you navigate the regulation requirements while offering suggestions for compliance solutions. 1 hour of CE approved (Pesticide License Categories: A,B,D,G,H,K,L,M,N,O,X); 1 hour Certified Crop Advisor-CEU (Professional Development.)
10:30 am Worker Protection Standard Compliance Presented by Anna Genasci, AgSafe
January marks the implementation of the revised Worker Protection Standards (WPS). This session will breakdown WPS requirements to help navigate WPS compliance in 2018 and beyond. 1 hour of CE approved (Pesticide License Categories: D,N, X); 1 hour Certified Crop Advisor-CEU (Professional Development)
11:45 am Lunch w/Keynote Address: Actions Speak Volumes: Advocacy Starts with You
12:30 pm Managing Auxin Drift with BMPs Presented by Dr. Alan York, NCSU
Spray drift of Auxin herbicides away from the target is an important and costly problem facing both commercial and private applicators. This session focuses mainly on conditions that cause drift and best management practices to reduce the potential of drift. 1 hour of CE approved (Pesticide License Categories: N,O,D,X ) & Meets mandatory annual stewardship training for use of Auxin herbicides in Xtend and Enlist cropping systems; 1 hour Certified Crop Advisor-CEU (Crop Management)
1:45 pm Pesticides Applicators & Bees: Living in Harmony Presented by Stephanie Regagnon, Fieldwatch
Join Fieldwatch to learn about easy-to-use, reliable, accurate and secure on-line mapping tools intended to enhance communications that promote awareness and stewardship activities between producers of specialty crops, beekeepers and pesticide applicators. 1 hour of CE approval pending(Pesticide License Categories: N,O,D,X ); 1 hour Certified Crop Advisor-CEU (Integrated Pest Management)
There is no charge to attend the AgLeadership & Grower Summit - but an RSVP for meals is appreciated so we have a proper head count - rsvp@ncagribusiness.com . Please note - this year's event includes continuing education credits - so if you have a pesticide license or are a certified crop advisor - be sure and bring your card or numbers.
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