| Tuesday, May 3, 2011 – Combined General Session All Day |
| SESSION 1 – DEFINING THE PROBLEM (Moderator: Bill Haller) Florida ID # 12184 |
| Opening Comments and Certification Requirements – Bill Haller, UF/IFAS [Presentation] |
Why We Control Weeds in Aquatic, Natural and Right-of-Way Areas – Jay Ferrell, UF/IFAS
[Presentation] |
| Safe Handling of Pesticides - Never Forget Your Gloves! – Fred Whitford, Purdue University |
| SESSION 2 – THE LABEL IS THE LAW (Moderator: Fred Fishel) Florida ID # 12185 |
| Pesticide Regulation and Licensing Requirements – Tamara James, FDACS [Presentation] |
| Proper Pesticide Storage – Fred Fishel, UF/IFAS [Presentation] |
| Why Applicators Must Know Their Herbicides – Stacia Hetrick, UF/IFAS [Presentation] |
| The Label is the Law – Carlton Layne, USEPA (retired) [Presentation] |
| SESSION 3 – TOXICITY OF PESTICIDES (Moderator: Fred Fishel) Florida ID # 12186 |
| Effect of Water Quality on Herbicide Performance – Fred Whitford, Purdue University |
| Applicators and Pesticide Toxicity – Moire Creek, Valent USA [Presentation] |
| SESSION 4 – CHARACTERISTICS OF HERBICIDES (Moderator: Brett Bultemeier) Florida ID # 12187 |
| How Herbicides Work: Modes of Action (Why They Kill Plants and Not People) – Brett Bultemeier, UF/IFAS [Presentation] |
| Environmental Fate of Herbicides – Mike Netherland, USACE [Presentation] |
| Professionalism and Certified Applicators – Carlton Layne, USEPA (retired) [Presentation] |
Tuesday Special Calibration Sessions -- Florida ID # 12188 |
| Outdoor Calibration Session A: Herbicide Application Equipment Training –
Richard Cromwell and Vernon Vandiver, UF/IFAS |
| Outdoor Calibration Session B: Herbicide Application Equipment Training –
Richard Cromwell and Vernon Vandiver, UF/IFAS |
| Wednesday, May 4, 2011 – Concurrent Sessions All Day |
CONCURRENT SESSION 5a, Florida ID # 12189
CORE TRAINING PART 1
(Moderator: Jane Morse) |
CONCURRENT SESSION 5b, Florida ID # 12193
NON-CHEMICAL CONTROL
(Moderator – Jim Cuda) |
| Core Training Part 1 –
Jane Morse, Pinellas County, UF/IFAS [Presentation] |
Biocontrol of Hydrilla – Jim Cuda, UF/IFAS [Presentation] |
| Biology and Use of Grass Carp –
John Cassani, Lee County Hyacinth Control District |
| Principles of Ultra Sonics for Weed Control – Kirk Whatley, Sonic Solutions, LLC |
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CONCURRENT SESSION 6a, Florida ID # 12190
CORE TRAINING PART 2
(Moderator: Jane Morse) |
CONCURRENT SESSION 6b, Florida ID # 12194
BIOLOGY AND CONTROL OF ALGAE
(Moderator – Bill Haller) |
| Core Training Part 2 –
Jane Morse, Pinellas County, UF/IFAS |
Identification and Control of Algae –
Ken Wagner, Water Resource Services [Presentation] |
| Calibration Formulas, Questions, Answers and Problems – Richard Cromwell, UF/IFAS [Presentation] |
CONCURRENT SESSION 7a, Florida ID # 12191
AQUATIC TRAINING
(Moderator – Jeff Hutchinson) |
CONCURRENT SESSION 7b, Florida ID # 12195
RIGHT-OF-WAY TRAINING
(Moderator – Jay Ferrell) |
| Aquatic Pest Control Training –
Jeff Hutchinson, UF/IFAS [Presentation] |
Bareground Applications in ROW –
Jay Ferrell, UF/IFAS [Presentation] |
| New Herbicides and ROW –
Mike Durham, UF/IFAS [Presentation] |
| Herbicide Resistance in ROW –
Brett Bultemeier, UF/IFAS [Presentation] |
CONCURRENT SESSION 8a, Florida ID # 12192
NATURAL AREAS TRAINING
(Moderator – Ken Langeland) |
CONCURRENT SESSION 8b, Florida ID # 12196
PRECISION PESTICIDE APPLICATION
(Moderator – Brett Bultemeier) |
| Natural Areas Weed Management Training – Ken Langeland, UF/IFAS [Presentation] |
GPS-Improved Herbicide Application –
Bill Toothill, DeAngelo Brothers, Inc. |
| Electronic Monitoring of Herbicide Efficacy – Jeremy Slade, United Phosphorus Inc. |
Calibration Training and Aquatic, Naturals Areas, and CORE Exam Review – Bill Haller, UF/IFAS
[Cocoplum Ballroom] |
Wednesday Special Calibration Sessions -- Florida ID # 12188 |
| Outdoor Calibration Session C: Herbicide Application Equipment Training –
Richard Cromwell and Vernon Vandiver, UF/IFAS |
Wednesday Plant Identification Sessions |
Natural Areas ID Session 1: Wetland and Natural Areas Plant Identification –
Jennifer Possley, Fairchild Tropical Gardens [Presentation] and Mike Bodle, SFWMD, Florida [Presentation]
ID # 12197 |
| Aquatic ID Session 1: Aquatic Plant Identification – Lyn Gettys, UF/IFAS, Florida ID # 12198 [Presentation] |
| Aquatic ID Session 2: Aquatic Plant Identification – Lyn Gettys, UF/IFAS, Florida ID # 12198 [Presentation] |
| Thursday, May 5, 2011 – Concurrent Sessions All Morning |
CONCURRENT SESSION 9a, Florida ID # 12199
NATURAL AREAS WEED CONTROL
(Moderator – Ken Langeland) |
CONCURRENT SESSION 9b, Florida ID # 12201
AQUATIC PEST CONTROL
(Moderator: Mike Netherland) |
| Biomass Crops - New Weeds? –
Ken Langeland, UF/IFAS [Presentation] |
Florida's Public Aquatic Plant Management Program and How NPDES Permitting will Affect Private and Public Applicators – Jeff Schardt, FWC [Presentation 1] [Presentation 2] |
| Optimizing Herbicidal Weed Control – Jay Ferrell, UF/IFAS [Presentation] |
| Control of Salt Cedar –
Angie Huebner, USACE [Presentation] |
Control of Submersed Aquatic Plants –
Mike Netherland, USACE [Presentation] |
| Mikania micrantha: Chinese Creeper – Brent Sellers, UF/IFAS [Presentation] |
Developing New Aquatic Registrations –
Bill Haller, UF/IFAS [Presentation] |
CONCURRENT SESSION 10a, Florida ID # 12200
AQUATIC PEST CONTROL
(Moderator: Brent Sellers) |
CONCURRENT SESSION 10b, Florida ID # 12202
HERBICIDE LABEL UPDATES
(Moderator: Bill Haller) |
| Chemical, Cultural and Mechanical Control of Paragrass – Brent Sellers, UF/IFAS |
Cascade and Teton –
Cody Gray, United Phosphorus Inc.
(Gold Sponsor) |
| New Product/Label Updates from Alligare – Brian Corbitt, Alligare Inc. (Silver Sponsor) |
| Biology of Florida Phragmites –
William Overholt, UF/IFAS [Presentation] |
New Product/Label Updates from Applied Biochemists – Harry Knight, Applied Biochemists, Inc. (Silver Sponsor) |
| New Aquatic Weeds – Mike Bodle, SFWMD [Presentation] |
New Product/Label Updates from DuPont – TBA, DuPont (Silver Sponsor) [Presentation] |
| Two New Aquatic Herbicides –
Jim Petta, Valent USA [Presentation] |
New from Syngenta- REFUGE – Melissa Barron, Syngenta Professional Products
(Silver Sponsor) |
| Factors Affecting the Release of Aquatic Herbicides from Granular Formulations – Brett Bultemeier, UF/IFAS |
| Concluding Remarks – Bill Haller, UF/IFAS |
CORE and Category Testing – Jane Morse, Mary Beth Henry and Fred Fishel, UF/IFAS and FDACS
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Thursday Special Calibration Sessions -- Florida ID # 12188 |
| Outdoor Calibration Session D – Herbicide Application Equipment Training – Richard Cromwell and Vernon Vandiver, UF/IFAS |
| Outdoor Calibration Session E – Herbicide Application Equipment Training – Richard Cromwell and Vernon Vandiver, UF/IFAS |
Thursday Plant Identification Sessions |
| Aquatic ID Session 3: Aquatic Plant Identification –Lyn Gettys, UF/IFAS, Florida ID # 12198 [Presentation] |
Natural Areas ID Session 2 – Wetland and Natural Areas Plant Identification –Jennifer Possley, Fairchild Tropical Gardens [Presentation] and Mike Bodle, SFWMD, Florida [Presentation]
ID # 12197 |
