Private / Row Crop Applicator Pesticide Prep. Training (Summer 2026)

Name: Private / Row Crop Applicator Pesticide Prep. Training (Summer 2026)
Start: 2026-06-25T08:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-06-25T13:00:00-04:00
Location: UF/IFAS Extension Polk County

Schedule

Thu Jun 25 2026 at 08:30 am to 01:00 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.

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 a “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