Event Offers DEC Credits

Event Details

Date

March 28, 2017

Time

Registration 12:00pm - Class 12:30-3:30pm

Location

Dryden Fire Hall
26 North Street
Drydeny, NY 13053

Cost

$25.00 per person


At the Door
$25.00 per person

Host

Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program

Janice Degni
607.391.2672

Pre-Registration Deadline: March 27, 2017

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Pesticide Applicator Training

March 28, 2017


The South Central NY Dairy & Field Crops Team is offering a Pesticide Applicator Training on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at the Dryden Fire Hall, 26 North Street, Dryden, NY with registration beginning at 12:00pm and the class from 12:30-3:30pm. Exam date TBA.

This training covers the law governing pesticide use and licensing, a basic introduction to safe pesticide handling and use, as well as test preparation. The training will also provide information regarding pesticide laws and regulations, how to read the pesticide label, guidelines for proper handling of pesticides and protecting the pesticide handler as well as impacts on the environment and integrated pest management.

3 DEC re-certification credits available. 

Core and category manuals are available at an additional cost and MUST be ordered by March 24, 2017 to ensure that they arrive prior to the class date. Manuals needed: Core Manual and Category 21 (Field and Forage). Order Manuals online at https://store.cornell.edu/c-876-pmep-manuals.aspx or contact Jen Atkinson at 607.391.2662 or email jma358@cornell.edu. For questions contact Janice Degni, Area Field Crops Specialist at 607.391.2672 or email jgd3@cornell.edu





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