Great Falls-The MSU Cascade County Extension office will be offering a private pesticide applicator initial training in Great Falls on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. The training will be at the Montana ExpoPark’s Paddock Club and begin at 8:30 a.m. The training will end with the Montana Private Applicator Certification exam around 4:30 p.m.
Individuals must be licensed as a private applicator prior to purchasing and using restricted use pesticides on land that they or their employers own, rent or lease. For applicators to acquire their initial applicator license, they must either attend a private pesticide applicator initial training or pass a 50 question open book graded Montana Private Applicator Certification Exam at their local Extension office.
Speakers at the May 2 private pesticide applicator initial training will be Cecil Tharp, MSU Pesticide Education Specialist; Kari Lewis; MSU Glacier County Extension; Rose Malisani, MSU Cascade County Extension; Shaelyn Meyer, MSU Pondera County Extension; Kim Suta, MSU Toole County Extension; Tyler Lane, MSU Chouteau County Extension; Jesse Fulbright, MSU Liberty County Extension, and Brent Roeder, MSU Teton County Extension.
The private pesticide applicator initial training is open to the public. Individuals who have a current private applicator license will receive 6 private applicator recertification credits. Individuals not holding a private applicator license will be licensed as private applicators at the program. Cost for the training is $35 per person that includes training materials and lunch. The fee is $40 for the private applicator license after the training.
Individuals interested in the training need to register before April 25, 2017 to the MSU Cascade County Extension office. For more information or to register, contact Rose Malisani with the MSU Cascade County Extension office at (406) 454-6980.
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