Source: NCDA&CS, 12/28/20


Just like many things since March of 2020, changes are in store for North Carolina’s mandatory auxin herbicide training in the coming year. Instead of large in-person seminars, the training will be given through a screen, whether that be a computer, a television or a projector screen in front of a small group.

The training is required for applicators who apply dicamba over-the-the top of dicamba-tolerant cotton or soybeans.* Simply put, they all have to be certified or licensed, said Patrick Jones, the deputy director for pesticide programs in NCDA&CS. It’s important to note that applicators will no longer be allowed to use dicamba over-the-top of dicamba-tolerant cotton or soybeans under the supervision of someone else who has the proper certification or license. In 2021, everyone who applies the herbicides has to have taken the training.

The ultimate goal is to prevent incidents of drift to susceptible crops.

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