Forestry Productivity Cooperative Herbicide Training
NC State Forest Productivity Cooperative Herbicide Training
Making Forestry Herbicide Prescriptions: What You Need to Know
When: Thursday, October 8th | 12 - 1:30 PM ET
Where: Online, go.ncsu.edu/fpc-herbicide
Registration:
$20 fee for the general public
Free for FPC member organizations
go.ncsu.edu/fpc-herbicide
What's covered
- Herbicide labels - the label is the Federal Law
- Herbicide Mode of Action: what it is, why it matters, and the MOAs used in forestry
- Herbicide activity pathways and soil considerations, persistence, and side effects
- Water carrier quality, surfactant load, and herbicide compatibility
- Target species and their susceptibility to various herbicides
Participants receive a Woody Species by Herbicide Control Matrix and an Herbicide MOA reference worksheet.
Speaker: Al Lyons, R.F., Senior Silviculture Operations Specialist, Forest Productivity Cooperative, NC State University
Continuing Education:
NC Pesticide Applicator: 1.5 hrs - Categories G, N, D, X
Society of American Foresters Continuing Forestry Education - 1.5 hrs
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