Private Pesticide Applicator Training Announced by Fort Hall, Bingham, and Bannock County Extension

February 18-19, 2010

University of Idaho Fort Hall, Bingham, and Bannock County Extension are holding a Private and/or Professional Applicator License Training program at the Bannock County Extension Conference Room located at 130 N 6th Ave., Ste. B, Pocatello, Idaho, Thursday, February 18, 2010. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., with class beginning at 9:00 a.m. Review and testing to receive a license will take place Friday, February 19 at 8:30 a.m. Individuals who have the need to use chemicals for weed or other pest control are encouraged to participate in the program. If you apply or supervise the application of restricted-use chemicals for weed or other pest control, you must be licensed. To enroll, participants must pre-register for this course and obtain training materials from your extension office by February 12, 2010. We must have a minimum of 20 applicants to conduct this training, so it is absolutely necessary that you pre-register by the February 12 deadline.

Training topics will include pesticide formulations, labels, safety and storage, pest control, etc. The workshop is certified for six Idaho State Department of Agriculture re-certification credits. To register and for more information, please contact Danielle Gunn at the Fort Hall Extension office at 478-3777.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information or reasonable accommodations need to contact Danielle Gunn by February 12, 2010, 5:00 p.m. at Pima Dr. Building #7, Fort Hall, Idaho at 208-478-3777.