No, a person only needs to attend one training session provided by any of the manufacturers of the new dicamba products, i.e. BASF, Syngenta, or Bayer. One annual training satisfies the training requirement for all three products.
Dicamba registrants (BASF, Syngenta, and Bayer) have prepared training materials and they, or their designees, will conduct training for dicamba applicators that meets the Minnesota specific label requirements.
Dicamba registrants (BASF, Syngenta, and Bayer) have prepared training materials and they, or their designees, will conduct training for dicamba applicators that meets the Minnesota specific label requirements.
The training takes approximately 1 hour.
The training takes approximately 1 hour.
The training will cover the product label requirements, recordkeeping requirements, weed management practices, buffer requirements and protection of sensitive crops, sensitive areas, and endangered species, spray drift management, chemistry, mixing and handling, window of application, equipment preparation and special considerations.
The training will cover the product label requirements, recordkeeping requirements, weed management practices, buffer requirements and protection of sensitive crops, sensitive areas, and endangered species, spray drift management, chemistry, mixing and handling, window of application, equipment preparation and special considerations.
No, the class consists of instruction, review and open question-and-answer sessions. Online training may have quiz components.
No, the class consists of instruction, review and open question-and-answer sessions. Online training may have quiz components.
Once the training is completed, the applicator should obtain a certificate to keep. This certification needs to be kept by the applicator with their application record(s) as a record. One of the recordkeeping elements for these registrations requires the certified applicator to show proof of completing dicamba-specific training.
The manufacturers will also be maintaining a record of those attending the class. The MDA will be checking to ensure that applicators did attend the required training.