2025 Spanish Training for Certification of Michigan Pesticide Applicators

April 10, 2025 - April 11, 2025 9:00 am to 1:00 pm both days

Registration Deadline: April 4, 2025 - 12:00AM

MSU Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center 1791 Hillandale Road, Benton Harbor, MI 49022

Contact: For registration assistance, call Melissa at 517-264-5315. For questions, please call Filiberto Villa at 269-830-2309 or gomezfil@msu.edu. If you need special arrangements, email Carlos Garcia at garcias4@msu.edu by April 7, 2025. Requests received after this date will be fulfilled where possible.

Thursday, April 10 and Friday, April 11, 2025
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

MSU Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center
1791 Hillandale Road, Benton Harbor, MI 49022

Michigan State University Extension and The Michigan Food and Farming Systems (MIFFS) invite growers and farm or greenhouse workers producing blueberries, raspberries and strawberries to attend the Michigan Private Pesticide Applicator Certification preparation workshop to be offered in Spanish. Registration fee for this training will be $35 per person to cover the costs of notes and refreshments. For growers who need RUP (Restricted Use Pesticides) credits to renew their pesticide applicator licenses, this workshop will provide 8 RUPs after they complete the two days of training.

Cost: $35.00 per participant

The training program and schedule:

Thursday, April 10, 2025, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

9 to 9:40 a.m.                    Integrated Pest Management 

9:40 to 10:20 a.m.             Planning Pesticide Applications

10:20 to 11 a.m.                  The Pesticide Label

11 to 11:40 a.m.                   The Pesticide Formulation

11:40 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.     Pesticide Risks

12:20 to 1 p.m.                   Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 

 

Friday, April 11, 2025, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

9 to 9:40 a.m.                   The Environment

9:40 to 10:20 a.m.             Transportation and Storage

10:20 to 11 a.m.                  Emergency Responses 

11 to 11:40 a.m.                  Application Procedures

11:40 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.    The Laws

12:20 to 1 p.m.                  Time to Ask Questions

1 to 4:20 p.m.                  MDARD Exam

 

For registration assistance, call Melissa at 517-264-5315. For questions, please call Filiberto Villa at 269-830-2309 or gomezfil@msu.edu. If you need special arrangements, email Carlos Garcia at garcias4@msu.edu by April 7, 2025. Requests received after this date will be fulfilled where possible.

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1791 Hillandale Road Benton Harbor, MI 49022
269-944-1477

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