Ag Dates to Remember

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1 Carlisle County ANR Newsletter January 2018 Ag Dates to Remember Cooperative Extension Service Carlisle County 65 John Roberts Road Bardwell, KY (270) Fax: (270) extension.ca.uky.edu January 11- Weed Meeting-meet new UK weed specialist-travis Legleiter- Ambergs Farm Shop-Fulton Co. January 18- KY Commodity Conference-Bowling Green January 25- Fungicide Meeting-Carl Bradley UK-Hickman Co. Ext. Office January 30-Commodity Marketing-Alex Hayes-Carlisle Co. Ext. Office February 6 -Winter Ag Conference-Lowry Farm-more info. To come *** February 6-Dicamba Training-1:30-(after Winter Ag Meeting) Lowry Farm February 9, 13, 22-Pesticide Training here at the office 9 TH, 13TH-10-11:30 22 nd, 1-2:30 pm February 27-UK Dicamba Specific Training-Carlisle Co. Ext. Office-9:00 am *** Flyer coming soon on Winter Ag meeting- Other meetings joint effort of all 3 counties Carlisle, Hickman, Fulton

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8 There are other dates attached for the Dicamba Training but the two dates that are local are February 6 at 1:30 PM at Lowry Farm Shop after the Winter Ag Meeting, and February 27 at 9:00 AM here at the extension office. If you have questions call the office at You will notice there is an RSVP for each date we need an idea of numbers for those dates. Revised Labels for Dicamba Products and Mandatory Training Requirements In October 2017 the EPA approved revised labeling for new formulations of dicamba products which are marketed as Engenia (BASF), Xtendimax (Monsanto), and FeXapan (DuPont). These new herbicides were developed in conjunction with the release of dicamba-tolerant soybean (Roundup Ready2 Xtend soybean varieties). All three products, which were first available for applications during the 2017 growing season, are now classified by the EPA as RESTRICTED USE pesticides, meaning that either a commercial or private pesticide certification license must be held by individuals who purchase and apply these products. One of the significant changes with the revised labels is the requirement that applicators must attend a dicamba-specific training session prior to using these herbicide products. Furthermore, the revised labels have more detailed restrictions outlining how the products should be applied including additional record keeping requirements and clarification regarding buffers and what constitutes sensitive areas and crops. These new label guidelines must be followed when applying preplant, at planting, or postemergence on Dicamba-Tolerant soybean varieties, and with applications on corn, small grains, or other approved sites for applications. To meet the mandatory dicamba training requirement for applications in Kentucky individuals must attend a training session that has been approved by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. These training sessions will be presented by University of Kentucky weed scientists or by the registrants who market these dicamba products. After an individual has completed the training the Kentucky Department of Agriculture will issue a certification that will allow the participant to purchase and apply these dicamba products during the 2018 growing season. The dates and locations where the University of Kentucky will be offering dicamba training are listed below. For more information about these training sessions you can contact your local county cooperative extension office or one of the following websites:

9 University of Kentucky Dicamba-Specific Training 2018 [Approved by Kentucky Department of Agriculture] Date Time Site Location 1/16/2018 1:00-3:00 PM Campbellsville Taylor County Extension Office (EST) 1143 South Columbia Ave Campbellsville, KY /31/2018 1:30-3:30 PM 2/9/2018 1:00-3:00 PM 2/9/2018 9:00-11:00 AM (EST) 2/12/2018 6:00-8:00 PM (EST) 2/15/2018 9:00 11:00 AM 2/20/2018 9:00-11:00 AM 2/23/2018 9:00-11:00 AM 2/26/2018 1:00 3:00 PM (EST) 2/27/2018 9:00-11:00 AM 3/5/ :00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST) 2/6/2018 1:30-3:30 PM Owensboro (2018 Ag Expo) Madisonville Elizabethtown Maysville Hopkinsville Grand Rivers Bowling Green Somerset Bardwell Shelbyville Pilot Oak Owensboro Convention Center 501 W 2nd St Owensboro, KY Ballard Convention Center 605 E. Arch Street Madisonville, KY Hardin County Extension Office 201 Peterson Drive Elizabethtown, KY Mason County Extension Office 800 U.S. 68 Maysville, KY Christian County Extension Office 2850 Pembroke Road Hopkinsville, KY Grand Rivers Senior Community Center 155 W Cumberland Ave Grand Rivers, KY Warren County Extension Office 3132 Nashville Rd Bowling Green, KY Hal Rogers Regional Fire Training Center 180 Oak Leaf Lane Somerset, KY Carlisle County Extension Office 65 John Roberts Drive Bardwell, KY Shelby County Extension Office 1117 Frankfort Road Shelbyville, KY Lowry Farms Shop 5183 State Route 94 W Water Valley, KY Presenter / Contact ANR Agent Pat Hardesty (270) RSVP Clint Hardy (270) RSVP Curtis Dame (270) RSVP Matt Adams (270) RSVP Tad Campbell (606) RSVP Jay Stone & Matt Futrell (270) RSVP Adam Barnes (270) RSVP Joanna Coles (270) RSVP Tiffany Harper (606) RSVP Chuck Flowers (270) RSVP Corinne Belton (502) RSVP Travis Legleiter/ Samantha Anderson (270) RSVP