LEVELLAND – The Texas AgriLife Extension Service office in Hockley County will conduct two pesticide applicator-related trainings beginning in February.
One training will be their annual “Last Minute CEUs” training, set from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Feb. 25 in the South Plains College Founders Room in the student center located on CM Sanders Drive, Levelland. That training for all Texas Department of Agriculture license holders including private, commercial and non-commercial applicators, will offer five Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units- – two integrated pest management, two laws and regulations and one drift minimization.
The other training opportunity is only for private applicators needing to obtain their license. Those one-day trainings are repeated at 1 p.m. the second and fourth Thursday of each month beginning in February, except those that fall on a holiday. The instruction will take place at the AgriLife Extension office in Hockley County located at 1212 Houston St., Levelland.
“Both of these trainings are only for private pesticide applicators,” said Kerry Siders, AgriLife Extension integrated pest management agent in Hockley and Cochran counties. “A private pesticide applicator license is only for a person who uses or supervises the use of a restricted-use or state-limited use pesticide or a regulated herbicide for the purpose of producing an agricultural commodity and not for those receiving monetary compensation for pesticide application.”
Siders said prospective participants wanting to participate in the training to obtain a license must call 806-894-3159 by 3 p.m. the day before the training to reserve a spot.
Individual registration for both the Last Minute CEUs training and the training necessary to obtain a license is $50 each. Lunch will be provided at the Last Minute CEU’s training only.
For more information, contact Siders at 806-894-3150, k-siders@tamu.edu .
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