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The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service invites all private applicators whose license expires in 2025 to attend one of four Private Applicator Pesticide Recertification/Safety classes. These two-hour classes will be held on the following dates:
Thursday, February 6th, 2025, beginning at 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 13, 2025, beginning at 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Monday, February 24, 2025, beginning at 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, September 4, 2025, beginning at 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
The classes will be at the Johnston County Agricultural Center located at 2736 NC Highway 210, Smithfield. Applicators are reminded that their license expires at the end of the year, but all recertification credits must be obtained beforeSeptember 30 of the year the license expires. Applicators are asked to bring their Pesticide Credit Report Card with the barcode to scan along with them to class. Please call Tim Britton at (919) 989-5380 to check credits.
Tobacco Production and GAP Meeting
Friday, January 10, 2024, beginning at 9:00 a.m.
North Carolina Cooperative Extension in Johnston County will host a Tobacco Production and GAP meeting on Friday, January 10th, 2025, beginning promptly at 9:00 a.m. and ending with Lunch. The meeting will be held at the Johnston County Agricultural Center. If you cannot attend this meeting, a complete list of GAP meetings can be found at www.gapconnections.com. Pesticide credits and CCA credits will be offered. Pre-registration is required. Please register by calling 919-989-5380
Fumigation Recertification Training
Friday, January 10, 2025, beginning at 1:00 p.m.
Fumigation recertification will be on Friday, January 10, 2025, immediately following the Tobacco Production GAP meeting. Growers must attend a fumigation recertification training based on the fumigation labels every three years. The NCDA&CS has linked this recertification with your License Renewal Date. If you have the fumigation category on your license, it will appear on your card as V X Z (SF).
This is an example of how your card should read: Notice the Z(SF), Soil Fumigation, and the recertification date.
Annual FIT Testing
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Annual fit testing will be on Friday, January 22, 2025 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. NC Agromedicine charges $55 per person for the fit testing and medical clearance. Just the fit testing will cost $30. Payment will be collected at the time of the test. There were some issues with seals in the past. Please check seals by doing a seal test before coming in. Bring your respirator and ensure you are clean-shaven. You can obtain medical clearance at www.respexam.com or your local doctor’s office. NC Agromedicine will be able to provide medical clearances if needed. If you have questions, please call Tim Britton or Bryant Spivey at (919) 989-5380.
Registration is required to be fit tested.
Tobacco Greenhouse Seedling Production (1 Hour NODX )
Friday, January 24, 2025, 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Please join us for a tobacco seedling production update. This meeting will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. and a light breakfast will be served. Speakers will be Bryant Spivey, Johnston County Extension and Norman Harrell, Wilson County Extension. There will also be plenty of time at the end of the meeting for questions and answers about other tobacco production practices. Registration is requested please call 919-989-5380.
Regional Soybean School (2 hours NODX)
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 , 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service invites all growers to attend a Regional Soybean School on Tuesday, January 29 th, 2025, from 4:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. The meeting will be at the Nash County Farmers Market in Rocky Mount (1006
Peachtree St, Rocky Mount, NC 27804). This meeting allows specialists to cover thoroughly the soybean issues affecting growers in our region. Pesticide credits and CCA credits will be offered. Pre-registration is required. To register, go here or call 252-731-1512.
Small Grain, Corn & Grain Sorghum Meeting (2 hours NODX)
Thursday, February 6th, 2025 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service in Johnston County is inviting all growers to a corn and small grain production meeting on Thursday, February 6th, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Johnston County Agricultural Center. Pesticide and CCA credits will be offered. Registration is required. Call (919) 989-5380 to register.
Field Crops Update Meeting (2 hours NODX)
Thursday, February 13th, 2025, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service invites all growers to attend the Field Crops Update meeting on Thursday, February 13th, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Johnston County Agricultural Center. Pesticide credits and CCA credits will be offered. Pre-registration is required. Please register by calling 919-989-5380.
Regional Cotton Production Meeting (2 hours NODX)
Thursday, February 20, 2025 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service in Johnston, Wilson, Nash, and Edgecombe counties invites all growers to attend the cotton production meeting on Thursday, February 20th, 2025. The meeting will be at the Wilson County Extension Office,1806 Goldsboro St SW, Wilson NC, at Noon. Cotton varieties and management, insect management, and weed control will be discussed. Please register by calling 252-237-0111
Regional Cotton Production Meeting (2 hours NODX)
Thursday, February 20, 2025 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service in Johnston, Sampson, Cumberland, and Harnett counties invites all growers to attend the cotton production meeting on Thursday, February 20th, 2025. The meeting will be at the Sampson
County Expo Center, 414 Warsaw Road in Clinton, at 8:30 a.m. Cotton varieties and management, insect management, and weed control will be discussed. Pre-registration is required. Please register by calling 910-592-7161
Regional Peanut Production Meeting (2 hours NODX)
Friday, February 14, 2025 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service in Johnston, Wilson, Wayne, Harnett, and Greene counties invites all growers to attend the Regional Peanut Production meeting on Friday, February 14, 2025, at noon. The meeting will be held at the West Farm at 1365 NC 222 East, Fremont, NC 27830. This will be about 2 miles east of Fremont. Peanut varieties, insect, disease management, and weed control will be discussed. A sponsored meal will be served. Pre-registration is required for meeting by calling (919) 731-1521
Regional Sweetpotato Production Meeting (2 hours NODX)
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 5:30 p.m. -7:30 p.m.
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service invites all growers to attend a sweetpotato production meeting on Thursday, February 25th , 2025. The meeting will be held at the Nash County Center in Nashville (1006 Eastern Ave, Nash County Ag Center, Nashville, NC 27856). Pre-registration is required . Please register by calling 252-459-9810.
Regional Sweetpotato Production Meeting (2 hours NODX)
Thursday, February 27, 2024 5:30 p.m. -7:30 p.m.
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service invites all growers to attend a sweetpotato production meeting on Thursday, February 27th , 2025. The meeting will be held at the Johnston County Ag Center at 2736 NC 210 Hwy, Smithfield at 5:30 p.m. Pre-registration is required. Please register by calling 919-989-5380.
Paraquat Training
Wednesday, March 6, 2025 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service invites pesticide applicators to attend Paraquat pesticide training on Wednesday, March 6, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Johnston County Agricultural Center. Pre-registration is NOT required.
Interactive Pesticide Training (2 hours all except V)
Friday, March 28, 2025 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service in Johnston County invites all commercial and private applicators, dealers, consultants, and public ground operators to attend an Interactive Pesticide Training class. This two-hour class will be held at the Johnston County Livestock Arena on Friday, March 28, 2025. The arena is located at 520 County Home Road in Smithfield. The class will begin at 10 a.m. Please bring your Pesticide Credit Report Card with barcode to class. Please call Tim Britton (919) 989-5380 for more information about the credits to be offered.
Southern Farm Show
February 5 – 7 , 2025 NC State Fairgrounds
Over 400 exhibiting companies make the Southern Farm Show, the largest agricultural exposition in the Carolinas and Virginia. A tradition at the NC State Fairgrounds each February, the show hosts key industry events and is known as the region’s annual meeting place for farmers and agricultural leaders. Free admission and parking make the show a can’t-miss for farmers, as well as allied professionals, including landscapers and excavation contractors.
2025 NC Commodity Conference
January 8th-10th, 2025
You are invited to attend the 33rd Annual NC Commodities Conference of NC Small Grains, Soybeans, Corn & Cotton Producers Associations, an informative and educational conference dedicated to discussing the challenges of farming in the 21st Century. Come along and find out the latest trends and technologies and hear from some of the leading figures in the industry today. There is no cost to attend the conference, but pre-registration is required. The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel & Convention Center 4700 Emperor Blvd, Durham, NC.
2025 Pesticide Exam Schedule – Johnston County
The North Carolina Pesticide exams will be offered on Wednesday, January 8th, and October 8th at 1:00 p.m. at the Johnston County Ag Center. Bring a valid ID (Driver’s License) and calculator to take the Exam. Please arrive by 12:30 p.m.
There will be a pesticide School in May. The school will be offered on May 6th and 7 th, and an exam on May 8th at 1:00 p.m. You must register for school and Exams online or by calling 919 515-3113. To register for the Exam only call 919-
733-3556. Click here for more information.
This list will be updated as events are posted for our 2025 Pesticide classes and events. If you have any questions, please contact our office at (919) 989-5380. Thank you.
