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2021 Auxin Specific Certification Trainings 

There are several opportunities to complete the Auxin Specific Certification Training for the 2021 growing season.  Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service – Lubbock is planning five (5) virtual zoom trainings starting next week.  With the exception of the first training on January 22, all subsequent trainings will take place on the second Friday of the month (April 9 and May 14).  All trainings will start at 9 AM and last 1 hour. One CEU will be provided in Laws and Regulations category.  To participate in one of these trainings, please register using the following link:https://agriliferegister.tamu.edu/organizationListings/209
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service-College Station will be posting information on an online module training in the coming weeks on the AgriLife Online Courses website: agrilifelearn.tamu.edu.  Trainings delivered by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will satisfy both the US EPA requirement for mandatory dicamba training as well as the Texas Department of Agriculture requirement for approved dicamba and 2,4-D formulations. 
Industry-sponsored training also are available. 
Syngenta has dicamba webinar trainings starting on January 21 (https://syngenta.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BgoSQ3-JR6y9n_3sU1wsdQ ).  
BASF has online module, live webinars starting January 19, and in-person trainings scheduled, which can be found at https://www.engeniaherbicide.com/training.html. 
Bayer live webinar trainings start January 20 and will occur weekly through March and can be found at https://www.roundupreadyxtend.com/stewardship/Pages/default.aspx. 
All industry-sponsored dicamba trainings satisfy the US EPA requirement for mandatory dicamba training.
If you have questions, feel free to contact Pete Dotray at 806-834-3685 or at pete.dotray@ag.tamu.edu.

Enlist Applicator Training Hosted by Corteva

Coreteva will hosting their Enlist Applicator Training with updated content that is required by the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA). These webinars will be held once a month until May with five (5) opportunities to attend. They are open to anyone and everyone to register/attend. Local Corteva Field Specialist will be hosting these webinars and will be delivering local and key learnings from the 2020 season.

Applicators here in Texas, these webinars will suffice as their Enlist Applicator Training for the 2021 season if you attend the ENTIRE webinar. There will be a place on the registration page below for applicators to enter all information in order to receive their certificate and CEU information that has been provided in the past.

Webinar Dates: (all times are Central) 

April 28, 2021 (8:00 a.m) 

May 27, 2021 (8:00 a.m.) 

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If you have any questions, please contact Brady Faggard at brady.faggard@corteva.com

 

Bayer – Online Training Program

Bayer has introduced a new online training program for Xtendimax herbicide in cotton and soybeans. Offering self-paced training or guided webinar training, the program gives growers easy, convenient access to complete their mandatory yearly dicamba training. Growers and applicators in 34 states can use the training to meet EPA requirements, and even accomplish training for multiple states, as the program automatically customizes to the states growers specify.