Pesticide Applicator Certification/Licensee Workshop

and

Weed Identification & Management

Presented by University of Nevada Cooperative Extension and Nevada Department of Agriculture

California Trail Interpretive Center at Hunter Exit, North of I-80

May 3- 4, 2017

Registration: No registration fee, but please RSVP to Candie Kevan (; 775-738-7291) by April 21 for a lunch head count (for the May 3 training). Space is limited.

Certification Information: Cost for those taking the certification exam on May 4 is $50. Please make checks payable to “Nevada Department of Agriculture.” A Nevada Pesticide Applicator Training Guide may be downloaded at http://www.unce.unr.edu/programs/sites/pesticide/. For questions, call (775) 738-7291.

Licensee Information: All day attendance on May 3 will earn 8 continuing education units (CEUs), including 2 in “Laws” and 6 in the “General” category.

May 3, Certification School & Licensee Workshop

TIME

/ SUBJECT / PRESENTER
8:00 a.m. / Pesticide Laws and Regulations/ Certification Update / Chuck Moses
Nevada Department of Agriculture
8:45 a.m. / Weed Management Basics / Sam Cisney
Bureau of Land Management
9:15 a.m. / Weed Identification & Control / Kent McAdoo
Univ. Nevada Cooperative Extension
10:00 a.m. / Break
10:15 a.m. / Revegetating to Compete with Weeds / Kent McAdoo
Univ. Nevada Cooperative Extension
10:45 a.m. / Pollinator Protection / Chuck Moses
Nevada Department of Agriculture
11:15 a.m. / Worker Protection Standards &
Record Keeping / Bret Allen
Nevada Department of Agriculture
Noon / Lunch (hosted by Humboldt Watershed Cooperative Weed Management Area)
1:00 p.m. / NV Weed Laws/EDDMaps / Jake Dick
Nevada Department of Agriculture
2:00 p.m. / Clean Water Act/NPDES Update / Chuck Moses
Nevada Department of Agriculture
2:30 p.m. / Vertebrate Pest Management / Bret Allen
Nevada Department of Agriculture
3:15 p.m. / Break
3:30 p.m. / Herbicide Equipment Calibration / Sam Cisney & BLM Crew
Bureau of Land Management
4:15 p.m. / Exam Review / Chuck Moses
Nevada Department of Agriculture
5:00 p.m. / Adjourn

May 4, Certification Testing

8:00 a.m. Certification Exam Payments at the Door

TIME

/ SUBJECT / PRESENTER
8:30-11a.m. / Certification Testing / Bret Allen
Nevada Department of Agriculture