Pesticide applicator training and testing Nov. 21

[November 05, 2011]  Several test options are available for producers to certify or recertify as private pesticide applicators. This certification is necessary to purchase and apply restricted-use products on ground that you own or rent. Examples of restricted-use products are atrazine and most rootworm insecticides.

Several options for license testing are available. There is a cost to attend the training sessions, and training may also be done online, in advance of attending a testing-only session, for a fee, at http://web.extension.illinois.edu/privatepsep/. 

• Local clinics with training and testing:

• Lincoln, Nov. 21 -- Lincoln K of C, 8 a.m. training and 12:30 p.m. testing start

• Springfield, Feb. 9 -- Crowne Plaza, 8 a.m. training and 12:30 p.m. testing start

• Local testing-only sessions:

• Springfield, Dec. 9 -- Sangamon County Farm Bureau, 8:30 a.m. testing start

• Petersburg, Dec. 13 -- Menard County Farm Bureau, 8:30 a.m. testing start

• Test year-round at the Illinois Department of Agriculture office in Springfield. You must preregister by calling ahead. The Springfield office phone number is 217-785-2427.

Preregistration is required at most sites. For the clinics with training and testing, preregister at http://web.extension.illinois.edu/pptcc/ or by calling 877-626-1650. For the testing-only sites, preregister by calling 217-782-4617 for Springfield or 217-632-7491 for Petersburg.

There is no charge for participating in a testing-only session, while there is a $30 fee for the training portion of sessions where it is included.

[Text from file received from John Fulton]