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Forest Herbicide Workshop

Tift County Extension Office Meeting Room 1468 Carpenter Rd S, Tifton, GA 31793

Date: Aug 23, 2022 08:00 AM to Aug 24, 2022 03:00 PM

This course will go on as planned, but the registration is now closed.

Brochure

Brochure with agenda and alternative registration form

Objectives
Participants will Learn:

About forest herbicide safety and application
Forest herbicide modes of action
Results from recent forestry herbicide research trials
Integration of herbicide use for site preparation, herbaceous weed control and woody release
Control of invasive exotic plants in forest stands
Herbicides for hardwood management

Who Should Attend?
Foresters, forest herbicide applicators, land managers, and landowners interested in developing and implementing safe, effective forest herbicide programs.

Minimum Number Required
At least 30 people need to be registered by the early registration deadline (August 9, 2022) to hold the workshop.

Take-Home Materials

Participants will be provided PDFs of the presentations prior to or at the meeting.

Cancellations
Notify Ingvar Elle at 706-583-0566 (ingvar@uga.edu) by 5:00 p.m. August 9, 2022 if you wish to cancel and receive a refund.

Last Day to Register
Registration for this course ends on Friday, August 19, 2022 at 5:00 PM EST.

Directions
For directions we suggest using googlemaps.com. You may also contact David Dickens 912-690-1678 or e-mail him at ddickens@uga.edu

Parking for Workshop
Please park in back of Extension office.

Special Needs

For special services or dietary considerations contact David Clabo at 229-386-3672 or e-mail him at david.clabo@uga.edu by August 9, 2022.

Hotels in Tifton

Hilton Garden Inn: 201 Boo Dr. 229-382-8484
LaQuinta Inn & Suites: 1215 US-82 West. 229-586-8025
Springhill Suites by Marriott: 401 Boo Dr. 229-520-5135
Country Inn & Suites; 310 VA Ave So. 229-382-8100
Fairfield Inn & Suites: 806 7th St W. 229-387-8288
Comfort Inn & Suites: 320 VA Ave So. 229-382-8250
Holiday Inn Express: 814 7th St W. 229-382-3300
Hampton Inn & Suites: 720 U.S. Highway 319 South. 229-382-8800

Agenda

View the agenda for this course

Continuing Education Credits

10.0 Continuing Forestry Education (CFE) Hours - Category 1; 1.0 Category 2 CFE Hour (approved)

12.0 Category B Continuing Logger Education (CLE) MTH Hours (approved)

6.0 Georgia Commercial Forestry Pesticide credit hours (Cat. 23) (approved); 1 Hour Georgia Private Pesticide Credit (Cat. 10)

2.0 Florida Core 482 and 487 Pesticide credits each, 4.0 Florida Forest Pest Control credits, 3.0 Florida Natural Areas Weed Management credits, and 2.0 Florida Demonstration/Research credits.