Here’s a look at Dicamba training opportunities over the next seven days:

• Feb. 2 – Hardeman Co. – CPS, Whiteville – 8 a.m.
• Feb. 5 – Carroll Co. Extension Office – 8:30 a.m. & 6 p.m.
• Feb. 7 – Crockett Co. – Gibson Electric, Alamo – 10 a.m. & 1:30 p.m.
• Feb. 8 – Cotton Focus – 1st United Methodist Church, Jackson – 1 p.m.

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Here’s a look at Dicamba training opportunities over the next seven days:

• Jan. 26 – Gibson Co. Extension Office – 9 a.m.
• Jan. 26 – Tipton Co. Extension Office – 9 a.m.
• Jan. 29 – Fayette Co. Extension Office – 9 a.m. & 2 p.m.
• Jan. 29 – KY Producers Farming in TN – Amberg Farm Shop, Hickman, KY – 10 a.m.
• Jan. 30 – Gibson Co. Extension Office – 9 a.m.
• Jan. 30 – Middle TN Grain Conference – Coffee Co. Fairgrounds – 3 p.m.
• Jan. 31 – Hardeman Co. – Jimmy Sanders, Whiteville – 10:30 a.m.
• Feb. 1 – West TN Grain Conference – Dyer Co. Fairgrounds – 3 p.m.
• Feb. 1 – Rutherford Co. Extension Office – 6 p.m.

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Before Tennessee applicators can apply low-volatile versions of dicamba herbicide in crop in 2018, they must first attend a University of Tennessee Extension dicamba-specific training.

UT Extension’s Dicamba Stewardship training is mandatory for all individuals applying XtendiMax, Engenia or FeXapan in Tennessee, not just the certified applicator.

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Watch as Dr. Tyson Raper shows how to determine if a second application of defoliant is needed.

Over the next few nights, temperatures are forecasted to fall below 60 degrees F, which changes defoliation recommendations. Dr. Tyson Raper provides info on products to use when nighttime temperatures dip.

Dr. Tyson Raper explains how cotton bolls can be used to determine proper defoliation timing.

Dr. Tyson Raper encourages cotton producers to select defoliation products to manage re-growth in 2017.