Recertification Field Day planned for pesticide applicators

Recertification Field Day planned for pesticide applicators

ST. PAUL — University of Minnesota Extension’s Pesticide Safety and Environmental Education program is offering a pesticide applicator recertification field day beginning at 7:30 a.m. July 15, at the Southwest Research and Outreach Center, Lamberton. This class will offer outdoor, hands-on recertification training for both private and commercial and/or noncommercial pesticide applicators. Private pesticide applicators who need to recertify in 20…

Spray drones topic at field day

Attendees at the July 10 University of Missouri Crop and Pest Management Field Day in Columbia will hear updates on how spray drones are modernizing agriculture and what to expect when using these devices for weed control. Researchers from MU Extension will share recent findings on residual herbicide aerial applications with spray drones. MU Extension weed scientist Kevin Bradley and his team also will report their research related to adjuvant u…