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Herbicide Drift Workshop - Pest License Recert Available
Wednesday, November 08, 2023, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT
Category: Events

We are excited to invite you to an herbicide drift workshop on Wednesday, November 8, 2023. The workshop will take place at the LSU Botanical Gardens at 4560 Essen Lane Baton Rouge LA 70809 from 8am to 4:30pm. Lunch is provided but you must RSVP to [email protected] or [email protected] . This workshop will count for recertification of private and commercial applicator licenses. This workshop is jointly hosted by the LSU AgCenter, the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation and sponsored by a Southern Extension Risk Management Education Grant. 

 

 

 

The agenda is below. The formal invitation is copied below and attached to this email. Please let us know if you can make it and share with all fruit and vegetable growers you work with.

 Agenda

Time 

Topic 

Speaker 

8:00 – 8:30 

Welcome sign in 

Kiki Fontenot 

8:30- 9:00 

Workshop Expectations, Introductions, Pre-Survey 

All Co-PI’s 

9:00 – 10:30 

Symptomology of herbicides 

Ron Strahan 

10:30 – 11:30 

Tank Cleaning Demonstration and Team Tank cleans 

Bill Waltman / Kiki Fontenot

11:30 - 11:45 

Restroom / Refreshment Break 

 

11:45 – 12:45  

Risk Management, Crop Loss, Marketing Windows, Budget Videos and Lunch 

Maria Bampasidou 

12:45 – 2:00 

Pesticide Rules and Regulations, Record Keeping, LDAF Complaint and Sampling Procedures 

Harry Schexnayder/ Ashley LaBorde 

2:00 - 2:15 

Restroom / Refreshment Break 

 

2:15 – 3:15  

General Pesticide Safety and Pesticide Certification Requirements 

Bryan Gueltig 

3:15 – 4:15 

Worker Safety / Crop Damage Claims 

Brian Breaux and Farm Bureau Insurance Representative 

4:15 – 4:30 

Post Survey and Questions from the Audience 

All Co-PI’s