A tractor sprays a crop on a farm. The July 17 private pesticide applicator training will teach participants how to safely use pesticides.
The July 17 private pesticide applicator training course in Waco will teach participants how to safely and properly use pesticides and herbicides. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife)

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office in McLennan County will host a private pesticide applicator training course on July 17.

The course is from 8 a.m. to noon at the AgriLife Extension office in McLennan County, 4224 Cobbs Drive, Waco. Registration is $70 and is payable by cash or check during the day of the course. The cost includes all course materials.

To register, call 254-757-5180 or email Nicole Kosier at [email protected]. Deadline to register is July 11.

Pesticide laws, best practices taught during course

The course is geared toward individuals seeking to obtain their Texas Department of Agriculture, TDA, private pesticide applicator licenses, Shane McLellan, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension agriculture and natural resources agent in McLennan County said.

Private pesticide applicators are individuals who use or supervise the use of restricted-use or state limited-use pesticides or regulated herbicides for pest or weed control in an agricultural setting.  

Participants will learn laws and regulations and the safe and proper application of pesticides, as well as prepare for the TDA private pesticide applicator exam.   

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