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 2011-12
"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 13, 2012 at 9:30am and 1:30pm
Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 1:30pm and 7:30pm
Listing for test dates in all Iowa counties
Commercial Applicator Training 2011-12
"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
Dates:
Commercial Ag Weed, Insect, and Plant Disease: February 8, 2012 at 9am
Seed Treatment: February 22, 2012 at 9am
Ornamental and Turf Applicators: March 7, 2012 at 1:30pm
Certified Handlers: March 14, 2012 at 9am
Roadside, Forest, and Aquatic Pest Management: October 17, 2012 at 9am
Mosquito and Public Health Pest Management: October 25, 2012 at 9am
Ornamental and Turf Applicators: November 7, 2012 at 1:30pm
Commercial Ag Weed, Insect, and Plant Disease: November 14, 2012 at 9am
Fumigation: November 27, 2012 at 9am
Pest Control Operators: December 5, 2012 at 9am
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
Dates:
Monday, April 16, 2012
Monday, May 21, 2012
Monday, June 18, 2012
Monday, October 15, 2012
Monday, November 19, 2012
2012 IDALS Pesticide Applicator Certification Winter Test
Dubuque County testing:
Location:
Northeast Iowa Community College, Main Building, 10250 Sundown Road
Date:
February 29, 2012 at 10am
MANURE APPLICATORS
Commercial Manure Applicator Certification
Dubuque County certification:
Location:
Dubuque County Extension Office, 14858 W. Ridge Lane
Date:
Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 9am
Registration:
Call 563-583-6496 by December 29, 2011.
Confinement Site Manure Applicator Certification
Dubuque County certification:
Location:
Farm Tek Conference Center, Dyersville, IA
Date:
February 7th at 1:30pm
