The EPA has extended the registrations for three restricted-use pesticide dicamba products (XtendiMax®, Engenia®, FeXapan™) until Dec. 20, 2020. You must hold a valid applicator’s license AND receive annual, state-authorized, dicamba- or auxin-specific training to use these products. There are many options to receive this Dicamba label-required training. University of Nebraska–Lincoln offers in-person trainings and has developed an online dicamba training program. The schedule and online training can be found at http://pested.unl.edu.
Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County will host an in-person training on Tuesday, March 10 at 12 p.m. at the Lancaster Extension Education Center, 444 Cherrycreek Road, Lincoln. There is no cost to attend and no pre-registration needed. Please arrive on time and bring your certified applicator license. For questions on the training, contact Tyler Williams at 402-441-7180. For dicamba-specific questions, contact the Nebraska Department of Agriculture at 402-471-2351.