An Initial Private Applicator Training is for pesticide applicators who wish to buy and apply restricted use pesticides to land they own, rent or lease. This program meets the requirements to become licensed as a Montana Private Applicator. 

Details

  • Program #: 25-07
  • Date: April 21, 2025
  • Location: Roundup Extension Office, 204 8th Ave East, Roundup, MT 59072
  • Registration: Registration required by April 16. Walk-ins not available.
  • Fee: $10
  • Lunch: Provided
  • Contact: Reed Cooley, (406) 323-2704, [email protected]

License Fee

In order to obtain your Montana Private Applicator license after attending this event you must mail in the application along with the appropriate license fee. Musselshell County is in Private Applicator District 5. The license fee for District 5 in 2025 is $36. Please bring cash or a check made out to the Montana Department of Agriculture to cover this amount.

Agenda

Printable Agenda

  • 8:00 am - Welcome and Overview
  • 8:05 am - Montana Private Applicator License, Reed Cooley, MSU Extension Agent - Musselshell/Golden Valley County
  • 8:35 am - Calibration of Pesticide Spray Equipment, Cecil Tharp, MSU Extension Pesticide Education Specialist
  • 10:05 am - Reading the Label, Stephen Vantassel, MDA Vertebrate Pest Specialist
  • 10:35 am - Break
  • 10:45 am - Integrated Pest Management, Cecil Tharp, MSU Extension Pesticide Education
  • 11:45 am - Lunch
  • 12:45 pm - Pesticide Safety, Meriel Beck, Weed District Coordinator
  • 2:15 pm - Pesticide Laws, Reed Cooley, MSU Extension Agent - Musselshell/Golden Valley County
  • 3:15 pm - Break
  • 3:25 pm - Pesticides in the Environment, Meriel Beck, Weed District Coordinator
  • 4:25 pm - Review and Exam, Reed Cooley, MSU Extension Agent - Musselshell/Golden Valley County
  • 5:25 pm - Adjourned

 

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