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Source: NCDA&CS, 12/20/19
Anyone planning to work with auxin herbicides, such as 2,4-D or dicamba, in North Carolina in 2020 will need to attend an annual training. This marks the fourth year the state has required auxin users to complete training prior to applying the products. Additionally, paraquat users must receive training and be certified or licensed applicators.
“The goal of the training is to help applicators understand how to safely apply the herbicides without damaging other crops,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. “Past training has paid off as there has been limited damage in previous years.”
Although there are no label changes for 2020, anyone planning to apply dicamba products such as Xtendimax, Fexapan, Tavium or Engenia must complete the training for the 2020 growing season. Anyone applying 2,4-D products such as Enlist Duo or Enlist One must also complete the training.
In addition to teaching applicators how to reduce incidents of herbicide drift to susceptible crops, the training covers how to comply with label requirements and maintain the required record keeping.
The Structural Pest Control and Pesticides Division of NCDA&CS, in conjunction with N.C. State University, has scheduled 31 trainings across the state from Jan. 14 through March 26. A list and map showing the trainings is attached.
More information and resources about auxin herbicide training are online at www.ncagr.gov/spcap/pesticides/auxin.htm. Upon completion, applicators and dealers will receive 1 hour of pesticide recertification credit in categories N, O, D and X.
Required paraquat training
New labeling of products containing paraquat-dichloride, often simply referred to as paraquat, requires anyone who intends to use the herbicide to be a certified private applicator or be licensed in an appropriate category. Anyone who plans to use the newly labeled paraquat products must successfully complete training once every three years. The requirement applies not only to applicators, but also to anyone who handles the newly labeled paraquat in any way, including mixing, loading, applying, transporting, disposing of or cleaning containers of the herbicide. Noncertified persons working under the supervision of a certified applicator are prohibited from handling paraquat in any way.
Paraquat trade names include but may not be limited to the following: Gramoxone, Para-SHOT, Parazone, Quick-Quat, Firestorm or Helmquat.
The training is currently only available online at www.usparaquattraining.com. A newer version will be available in January, but anyone who completed the previous version is still valid for meeting the requirement.
For more information on paraquat or auxin training, contact the NCDA&CS at 919-733-3556 or a local County Cooperative Extension Service office. Schedule for 2020 Auxin Stewardship Training
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Date
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Time
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County
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Location
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Contact
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Jan.
14
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9
a.m.
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Washington
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Vernon
James Research Center
207
Research Road, Plymouth
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Jaylnne
Waters
Andrea
Gibbs
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Jan.
20
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3
p.m.
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Lee
|
Lee
County Extension Center
2420
Tramway Road, Sanford
|
Mitch
Williams
|
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Jan. 21
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2 p.m
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Chowan
Gates
Perquimans
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Leon
Nixon’s Catering
749 Virginia Rd., Edenton
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Dylan
Lilly
Paul
Smit
/Matt
Leary
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Jan.
23
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11:30
a.m.
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Greene
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Elaney
Wood Heritage Farmers Market
470
U.S. Highway 13 South, Snow Hill
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Grayson
Wells*
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Jan.
23
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2
p.m.
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Pitt
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Pitt
Co. Extension Center
403
Government Circle, Suite 2, Greenville
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Carrie
Ortel*
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Jan.
24
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11:30
a.m.
|
Forsyth
|
Forsyth
Cooperative Extension Center
1450
Fairchild Road, Winston-Salem
|
Tim
Hambrick
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Jan.
27
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1
p.m.
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Cherokee
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NC
Cooperative Extension Educational Classroom
699
Connahetta St., Murphy
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Keith
Wood
|
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Jan.
31
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10:30
a.m.
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Halifax
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Halifax
Cooperative Extension Center
359
Ferrell Lane, Halifax
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Arthur
Whitehead
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Feb.
3
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1
p.m.
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Sampson
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Sampson
County Agri Expo Center
414
Warsaw Road, Clinton
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Hunter
Rhodes
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Feb.
3
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1
p.m.
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Richmond
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Richmond
County Ag Services Center
123
Caroline St., Rockingham
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Anthony
Growe
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Feb.
3
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4:30
p.m.
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Union/Anson
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Union
Cooperative Extension Center
3230-D
Presson Road, Monroe
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Andrew
Baucom
Kinsey
Everhart
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Feb.
4
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3
p.m.
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Camden
Currituck
Pasquotank
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Currituck
Cooperative Extension Center
120
Community Way, Barco
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Austin
Brown
Adam
Formella
Al
Wood
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Feb.
5
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1
p.m.
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Bertie/Hertford
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Windsor
Community Building
201
South Queen Street, Windsor
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Jarette
Hurry/Billy Barrow
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Feb.
5
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3
p.m.
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Martin
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Martin
County Farmers Market
4001
W Main St. Extension, Williamston
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Lance
Grimes
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Feb.
6
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3
p.m.
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Iredell/Rowan
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Iredell
County Extension Center
444
Bristol Drive, Statesville
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Laura
Elmore
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Feb.
6
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3
p.m.
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Jones
Craven
Carteret
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Jones
County Civic Center
832
N.C. Highway 58, Trenton
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Mike
Carrol
Jacob
Morgan
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Feb.
10
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10
a.m.
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Stanley
Cabarrus
Montgomery
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Stanley
County Agri-Civic Center
26032
Newt Road, Albermarle
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Dustin
Adcock
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Feb.
11
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8:30
a.m.
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Wayne
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Maxwell
Center
3114
Wayne Memorial Drive, Goldsboro
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Daryl
Anderson
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Feb.
11
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10:30
a.m.
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Wilson
Nash
Edgecombe
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East
Carolina Agricultural & Education Center
1175
Kingsboro Road, Rocky Mount
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Maryanna
Bennet
Art
Bradley
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Feb.
12
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10
a.m.
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Hyde/Beaufort
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Ponzer
Community Building
39111
U.S. Highway 264, Belhaven
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Andrea
Gibbs
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Feb.
14
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1
p.m.
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Alamance
Rockingham
Guilford
Caswell
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Alamance
Cooperative Extension Center
209-C
N. Graham Hopedale Road, Burlington
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Dwayne
Dabbs*
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Feb.
17
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4
p.m.
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Lincoln
Cleveland
Catawba
Gaston
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Cleveland
County Extension Office
130
S. Post Road, Shelby
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Taylor
Dill
Jenny
Carleo
|
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Feb.
18
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1
p.m.
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Beaufort
Pamlico
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Granny
Branch Farms Shop
27880
N.C. Highway 33 East, Aurora
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Rod
Gurganus
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Feb.
24
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11
a.m.
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Chatham
Davidson
Randolph
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Snyder
Farm Restaurant
2880
Beckerdite Road, Sophia
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Blake
Silvay
Troy
Coggins
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Feb.
25
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9
a.m.
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Northampton
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Northampton
County Cultural & Wellness Center 9536 N.C. Highway 305, Jackson
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Craig
Ellison
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March
4
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11
a.m.
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Columbus
Cumberland
Bladen
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Bladen
County Extension Center
450
Smith Circle, Elizabethtown
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Lydia
Miles
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March
4
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4
p.m.
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Robeson
Hoke
Scotland
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Southeastern
Agricultural Center
1027
U.S. Highway 74-ALT, Lumberton
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Mac
Malloy
|
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March
6
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2
p.m.
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Lenior
|
Lenior
County Extension Center
1791
N.C. Highway 11/55, Kinston
|
Steve
Killette
|
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March
16
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1
p.m.
|
Pender
Onslow
Brunswick
|
Pender
Cooperative Extension Center
801
S. Walker St., Burgaw
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Mark
Seitz
Mellisa
Huffman*
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March
19
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3
p.m.
|
Vance
Granville
Person
Franklin
Wake
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Vance
County Regional Farmers Market
210
Southpark Drive, Henderson
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Paul
McKenzie*
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March
26
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7
p.m.
|
Johnston
|
Johnston
County Agriculture Center
2736
N.C. Highway 210, Smithfield
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Tim
Britton
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