Pesticide and Manure Applicator Testing & Training Information
Pesticide and Manure Applicator trainings are offered throughout the year at the Dubuque County Extension Office. For full details follow the links below or call our office: 563-583-6496
Re-shows are available on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month pending availability of the classroom and staff. Please call ahead to arrange a re-show.
PESTICIDE APPLICATORS
Private Applicator Training 2012-13
"Certified private applicator" means a certified applicator who uses or supervises the use of any pesticide which is classified for restricted use on property owned or rented by the applicator or the applicator's employer or, if applied without compensation other than trading of personal services between producers of agricultural commodities, on the property of another person. Iowa Code, Chpt. 206.2
Dubuque County training:
Location:
4-H Building, Dubuque County Fairgrounds
Dates:
Friday, January 18, 2013, 9:30am & 1:30pm
Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 1:30pm and 7:30pm
Listing for test dates in all Iowa counties
Commercial Applicator Training 2012-13
"Certified commercial applicator" means a person, corporation, or employee of a person or corporation who enters into a contract or an agreement for the sake of monetary payment and agrees to perform a service by applying a pesticide but does not include a farmer trading work with another, a person employed by a farmer not solely as a pesticide applicator who applies pesticide as an incidental part of the person's general duties, or a person who applies pesticide as an incidental part of a custom farming operation. Iowa Code, Chpt. 206.2
Dubuque County training:
Location:
Dubuque County Extension Office, 14858 W. Ridge Lane (unless otherwise noted below)
Dates:
Pest Control Operators: December 5, 2012 at 9am
Commercial Ag Weed, Insect and Plant Disease: February 13, 2013 at 9am
Seed Treatment: February 27, 2013 at 9am
Shade Tree Course: February 27 - 28, 2013 at Scheman Building, Ames, IA. Register at 515-294-6222 or registration-info@iastate.edu
Ornamental and Turf Applicators: March 6, 2013 at 1:30pm
Certified Handlers: March 13, 2013 at 9am
Roadside, Forest, and Aquatic Pest Management: October 16, 2013 at 9am
Mosquito and Public Health Pest Management: October 24, 2013 at 9am
Ornamental and Turf Applicators: November 6, 2013 at 1:30pm
Commercial Ag Weed, Insect, and Plant Disease: November 13, 2013 at 9am
Fumigation: November 19, 2013 at 9am
Pest Control Operators: December 4, 2013 at 9am
Aerial Applicators Tape: Contact our office to schedule - 563-583-6496
Greenhouse Tape: Contact our office to schedule - 563-583-6496
NOTE: Time listed is when the program starts. Please arrive at least 10 minutes early for check-in.
IDALS testing
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) conducts pesticide tests at the Dubuque County Extension Office throughout the year.
Dubuque County testing:
Location:
Dubuque County Extension Office, 14855 W. Ridge Lane
2013 Dates:
Monday, April 15, 10am - 2pm
Monday, May 20, 10am - 2pm
Monday, June 17, 10am - 2pm
>No July or August testing dates<
Monday, September 16, 10am - 2pm
Monday, October 21, 10am - 2pm
Monday, November 18, 10am - 2pm
2013 IDALS Pesticide Applicator Certification Winter Test
Dubuque County testing:
Location:
Northeast Iowa Community College, Main Building - Conference Center 1, 10250 Sundown Road
Date:
Wednesday, March 27, 2013, 10am - 2pm
Click here for full listing of state-wide locations
MANURE APPLICATORS
Commercial Manure Applicator Certification
Dubuque County certification:
Location:
Dubuque County Extension Office, 14858 W. Ridge Lane
Date:
Thursday, January 4, 2013 at 9am
Registration:
Call 563-583-6496 by December 29, 2012.
Confinement Site Manure Applicator Certification
Dubuque County certification:
Location:
Farm Tek Conference Center, Dyersville, IA
Date:
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at 1:30pm
