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Prepare for the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s certified pesticide applicator exam while learning safe, effective, and environmentally responsible pesticide use practices.

This video shows movements of water under the earth and how pollution might affect drinking water. (Modelo de Agua Subterranea)

A workshop covering soil fumigation principles and practices offering to PDA category 21 credits is being offered by Penn State Extension.

With regular and systematic scouting, you will be better able to detect plant problems before they get out of hand.

This course reviews soil fumigants, including how they work, safe handling practices, emergency preparedness, and appropriate application conditions for certified applicators.

This course reviews soil fumigants, including how they work, safe handling practices, emergency preparedness, and appropriate application conditions for certified applicators.

Penn State Extension’s pesticide education team is conducting a survey to help shape its future programming.

Learn to identify, assess, and make informed, safe decisions to manage bees, wasps, and hornets, including appropriate pesticides to use. Earn 2 PDA category 11, 18, or 23 credits.

El contenido de este vídeo cumple con los requisitos de capacitación bajo los lineamientos del Comunicado de Riesgos 2012 de OSHA.

Learn to identify and control invasive and competing plants in forests using Integrated Vegetation Management. Earn 10 PDA category 5, 10, 18, or 23 pesticide applicator credits.

This checklist is a brief overview of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Worker Protection Standard (WPS) for agricultural pesticide requirements for compliance.

This Recordkeeping form can be used by commercial/public applicators, private applicators, and by operations covered by the WPS to keep records of all their pesticide applications.

Experts show how to: plan your garden; prepare soil; start seeds; choose transplants; plant, mulch, water, prune, and harvest tomatoes; and manage common pests. Earn 1 PDA Category 3, 18, or Private Category.

Pesticide applicators learn how to choose, mix, and apply herbicides effectively for forest and natural area vegetation management while protecting people and the environment. Earn 3 PDA Category 5, 6, 7, 18, 23 or Private pesticide applicator credits.

Learn about pesticide updates, using IPM to control pesticide resistance, tools to fight crop diseases, and more. Earn 2 PDA Category 1, 18, or Private pesticide applicator credits.

Sign Up by March 31. CHEMSWEEP collects and disposes of unwanted or unusable pesticides.

Learn cultural, mechanical, biological, and chemical methods for integrated forest vegetation management to control invasive and competing plants. Earn 1 PDA Category 5, 6, 10, 18, 23 or Private pesticide applicator credit.

Fit tests are an annual and mandatory requirement, and the Penn State Extension Respirator Fit Test Program can help!

See examples of pests that changed history and early pest control. Learn about current regulations to control pests while safeguarding/monitoring the food supply and educating pesticide applicators.

The video shows you how to calibrate your rotary spreader.

This video provides you with techniques to properly calibrate your backpack sprayer.

This video goes over the steps to do an ounces-to-gallon calibration method for a boom sprayer.

This Penn State and University of New Hampshire video goes through the precalibration instructions that should be done before having your air blast sprayer calibrated.

Testimonial account from a grower about Air Blast Sprayer Calibration.

This video shows you the steps of the air-blast sprayer calibration process.