UF/IFAS Escambia County Extension and Santa Rosa County Extension are offering a private applicator pesticide license class Friday, Feb. 24 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Walnut Hill Community Center, located at 7850 Highway 97 in Walnut Hill. Attendees will learn the basics of applying pesticides correctly and will have the opportunity to take the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Private Applicator General Standards (Core) and Private Application Agriculture Certification and License Exams. The cost of the class is $10 per person and includes lunch.
Registration is required to ensure the proper number of exams. Other categories of exams may be available by request. To register or for more information, contact Libbie Johnson at 850-475-5230 or libbiej@ufl.edu in Escambia or Bethany Diamond in Santa Rosa at 850-675-3107 or bethanydiamond@ufl.edu.
WHO NEEDS A LICENSE?
Anyone using or supervising the use of restricted use pesticides on agricultural or related sites in Florida needs a restricted use pesticide license. Agricultural and related sites include but are not limited to the following areas: farms, plant nurseries, livestock, forests, ornamentals and turf not associated with structures. A “private applicator” is an individual who has reached the age of majority (generally 18 years old) and is licensed by FDACS to use or supervise the use of any restricted use pesticide for purposes of producing any agricultural commodity on property owned or rented by the licensed person or that person’s employer. This license is for farm, ranch, grove, nursery, sod farm applications, etc. Click here for more information on pesticide applicator certification and licensing information in Florida.
