PESTICIDE TRAINING OFFERED LOCALLY

Throughout January the Missouri Department of Agriculture and the University of Missouri will hold training sessions on pesticide use for certified commercial, noncommercial and public applicators as well as pesticide technicians.

Certification training for unlicensed persons will be held Jan. 24 in Cape Girardeau. A rectification session for certified applicators and a retraining session for pesticide technicians will b held Jan. 25 in Cape Girardeau.

Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., with each program beginning at 8:15 a.m. Advance registration is $55, plus the cost of the training manuals. An additional $15 will be charged for registering at the door.

To register or get more information, write the University of Missouri extension Conference Office, Commercial pesticide, 348 Hearnes Center, Columbia, MO 65211 or call Jennifer Hartwick or Wayne Hoover at (573) 882-8320.