A tractor sprays a field. The June 5 course in San Antonio will provide participants with the essential training to help them obtain or renew their Texas Department of Agriculture private pesticide applicator licenses.
The June 5 training in San Antonio will provide participants with the essential training to help them obtain or renew their Texas Department of Agriculture private pesticide applicator licenses. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife)

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, in cooperation with the Texas Department of Agriculture, TDA, and Bexar County, will host a private pesticide applicator training course on June 5 in San Antonio.

The course will be held from 8 a.m.-noon at the AgriLife Extension office in Bexar County, 3355 Cherry Ridge Drive, Suite 208. Cost is $60 per person, which includes the training and study materials. In-person registration is at 8 a.m., and the program will begin at 8:30 a.m.

Payment can be made either by cash or check. If paying by check, make checks payable to the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. Participants need to bring their photo identification to the event.

To register, contact Kennedy Green at 210-631-0400 or at [email protected].

Importance of private pesticide applicator training

The course is for participants who need to obtain or renew their TDA private pesticide applicator license, said Sam Womble, AgriLife Extension agriculture and natural resources agent in Bexar County.

Private pesticide applicator licenses enable persons to purchase and apply state limited-use and federally restricted chemicals on their own land or land that the person manages for the production of agricultural commodities.