Private Applicator Training Scheduled March 4

A private applicators license is required by the state, to purchase restricted use pesticides. To obtain a license, it is mandatory to attend a pesticide applicator training and past a 100-question test. This course will teach participants proper procedures for applying pesticides. This is the training only. Testing procedures will be explained during the training.

A pesticide applicator training has been scheduled for Friday, March 4. The training will be held at the Fayette County Agricultural Building, 255 Svoboda Ln. in La Grange. Registration will begin at 7:45 a.m. with the program beginning promptly at 8 a.m.

The cost of the program is $50 per person, and you must pre-register at the Fayette County Extension Office by March 1. The registration fee will cover the study manual, handouts, and refreshments.

Please bring a pen and/or pencil and a simple calculator to aid with the training. If you have any questions, please call the Extension Office at (979) 968-5831.