5-CEU Pesticide Recertification Program offered in Wharton County
WCYF Crescent Hall – February 10, 2022
By Corrie Bowen
County Extension Agent
Wharton County
The Wharton County office of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension is happy to announce an opportunity for pesticide license holders to earn five continued education credits (CEUs) toward their TDA pesticide applicators license.
The Wharton County Office of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension will hold their annual 5-CEU program on Thursday, February 10, 2022 at the Wharton County Fairgrounds – Crescent Hall in Crescent, TX. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. Program begins at 9:00 a.m. 1-IPM, 2-Laws and Regulations, and 2 General CEUs have been applied for through the Texas Department of Agriculture. Topics and presenters include: Reading Pesticide Labels—Greg Baker, Matagorda County Extension Agent; Weed and Brush Control—Rachel Hinton, Range and Pasture Specialist w/Corteva AgriScience; Pesticide Laws and Regulations Update —Stephanie Theriot, TDA Pesticide Inspector; Fall Armyworm Research and IPM—Ashley Tessnow, Texas A&M Postdoctoral Research Associate; and Picolinic Acid Training— Corrie Bowen, Wharton County Extension Agent. Cost is $35.00 payable to the Wharton County Row Crops Committee. A lunch meal is included. Please register by February 5, 2022 through the AgriLife Extension Wharton County Office at 979-532-3310, or download a flyer and registration form online at http://wharton.agrilife.org
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2022 5 CEU Pesticide Applicator Conference Flyer and Registration Form
2022-5-CEU-Recertification-Conference-Registration-Form-021022-FILLABLE
Auxin Specific Applicator Training
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will conduct a series of Auxin Trainings for producers in the Wharton County area from February – March 2022. This special training that has been required annually for the past three years is for the new dicamba and 2,4-D formulations applied on tolerant cotton and soybean crops. The 1 hour training will educate applicators on the requirements and practices for keeping these auxin herbicides on-target, and will satisfy the updated auxin herbicide specific training requirements.
Again in 2022, dicamba technology herbicide applications will be limited to certified applicators only.
In contrast to the dicamba technology products, the Enlist products can be sold to and used by certified applicators or those working under the supervision of a certified applicator.
The training is not required for those using range and pasture labeled dicamba and/or 2,4-D products. The Auxin Specific Herbicide training is an annual training. Completion of the annual Auxin training is not required to purchase seed or chemistry, it is only required annually, prior to applying Engenia®, Xtendimax®, Fexapan®, Tavium®,EnlistOne® and/or EnlistDuo® herbicides.
The Wharton County Extension Office has arranged a series of dates, times and locations for the Extension Auxin trainings. Pick a date and time that is conducive to your schedule (see chart below):
| DATE | TIME | LOCATION |
| February 16, 2022 | 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Northside Center in El Campo, TX—room 108 |
| February 23, 2022 | 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Wharton County Fairgrounds Directors Room |
| March 2, 2022 | 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Wharton County Extension Office |
| March 9, 2022 | 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Wharton County Extension Office |
| March 16, 2022 | 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Wharton County Extension Office |
| March 23, 2022 | 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Wharton County Extension Office |
Each program will be one hour long and will provide one (1) Texas Department of Agriculture laws and regulations continuing education unit (CEU) and will meet the annual Auxin training requirement for 2022. An applicator or operator must attend only one of these available trainings in 2020. We recently reached 131 pesticide applicators at the Feed Grain and Cotton Conference with the required Auxin training, however, there will be more cotton and soybean producers who will need to complete this annual training. Therefore, we’re providing these six trainings through March 23rd. We’ll continue to provide these trainings through the growing season as needed . A flyer for this series of Auxin Trainings can be found at http://wharton.agrilife.org For any questions regarding the Auxin trainings, contact Corrie Bowen at 979-532-3310.
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