Media contact:
Misti Preston
Phone: (573) 751-8596
Misti.Preston@mda.mo.gov

For Immediate Release: December 5, 2006

Department of Agriculture, University of Missouri Hosts Pesticide Training Sessions

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.) – Throughout the month of January, the Missouri Department of Agriculture ( MDA) and the University of Missouri will be holding training sessions on pesticide use for certified commercial, noncommercial and public applicators in addition to pesticide technicians. These sessions will provide valuable information on pesticide use, applicator protection, endangered species and water quality protection.

Certification training (for those who do not currently hold a license) will be held at the following locations:

Jan. 3 in Springfield; Jan. 8 in Columbia; Jan. 17 in Blue Springs and Jan. 24 in St. Louis. Certification sessions will not be accepted for recertification credit or as valid training for initial licensing as a pesticide technician.

Recertification sessions for licensed certified applicators and retraining sessions for pesticide technicians are scheduled as follows:

• Jan. 4-5 – Springfield
• Jan. 9-12 – Columbia
• Jan. 18-19 – Blue Springs
• Jan. 22-23 – Cape Girardeau
• Jan. 25-26 – St. Louis

Registration for all sessions begins at 7:30 a.m.; the training program begins at 8:00 a.m. Advance registration is $70. Registration at the door is $95.

For more information or to register for training, contact Haley Atkins at (866) 682-6663. Training session information can be obtained from Darryl Slade, MDA Bureau of Pesticide Control at (573) 751-5509.

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