Private/ Ag Tree Crop / Row Crop Applicator Pesticide Prep. Training

Name: Private/ Ag Tree Crop / Row Crop Applicator Pesticide Prep. Training
Start: 2025-09-19T08:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-19T15:00:00-04:00
Location: UF/IFAS Extension Polk County

Schedule

Fri Sep 19 2025 at 08:30 am to 03:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

UF/IFAS Extension Polk County | Bartow, FL

Training workshop for people looking to get their Private, Ag Tree Crop, or Row Crop applicator license or obtain CEUs.
About this Event

Private Applicator License:

For the production of crops, livestock, or other agricultural products that are entirely on property owned by the applicator, or land leased by the applicator.

Ag Tree Crop License:

Applications to production trees; include citrus, blueberries, pecans, or crops grown on woody shrubs/trees. Use of RUP fumigants requires “Soil and Greenhouse Fumigation” license.

R ow Crop License:

Production crops (not trees); includes row crops, grains, forage, vegetables, small fruits not produced on trees, pastures (not for sod production) and other fallow agricultural land. Use of RUP fumigants requires “Soil and Greenhouse Fumigation” license.

I nstructor:

Luis O. Rodriguez, UF/IFAS Extension, Polk County

C EU provided (4 in total. Due to Changes):

1 Core 487 or 482
3 Private
3 Row Crop
3 Ag Tree

Agenda

🕑: 08:30 AM - 08:40 AM
Introduction
🕑: 08:40 AM - 09:00 AM
Pesticide Florida Law and Regulations
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:20 AM
Understanding the Label
🕑: 09:20 AM - 09:40 AM
Agricultural Plant Pest Identification
🕑: 09:40 AM - 10:00 AM
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:10 AM
Break
🕑: 10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
Pesticide Use
🕑: 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
Fumigants
🕑: 10:50 AM - 11:10 AM
The Worker Protection Standard (WPS)
🕑: 11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
Application Equipment
🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Equipment Calibration and Calculating Site Sizes
🕑: 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM
Review and Evaluation
🕑: 12:20 PM - 01:00 PM
Lunch
🕑: 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Testing