Pesticide Cards Expire In June

Tennessee Certified Pesticide Applicators must take recertification training in 2020. Current cards will expire the end of June 2020. The recertification training is good for three years. In addition, those who will be spraying Engenia, Tavium, FeXapam or XtendiMax on Xtend crops must take dicamba training in 2020. A new addition from the EPA will be the requirement that anyone who purchases, mixes or applies a paraquat-containing herbicide to take the "How to Safely Use and Handle Paraquat-Containing Products" training module.

Applicators who attend this recertification training will not only satisfy the dicamba and paraquat training requirements but also recertify their pesticide applicator license. The new card will expire June 2023.

This recertification will include Dicamba and Gramoxone Certification for operators who use those herbicide technologies. Cost of this training is $25 per. Please contact the UT Cannon County Extension Office at 615-563-2554 to schedule a recertification training. This one hour training is only for those producers with unexpired cards. If you do not have a private applicator card or have an expired card, this training is also available at the UT Extension Office.