Virtual pesticide continuing education program set for Nov. 12

The program will be held via Zoom and is open to pesticide applicators and agricultural producers across Texas.

Registration is $35 and is available online through Texas A&M AgriLife Register.

The program will offer five Texas Department of Agriculturepesticide continuing education units: One in laws and regulations, one in integrated pest management and three general.

On the agenda

The event will feature the following topics and speakers:

• Respiratory protection in pesticide application — Ed Parson, safety and occupational health, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University.
• Using stocking rates to reduce weed and brush pressure– Jason Banta, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension beef cattle specialist and professor, Texas A&M Department of Animal Science, Overton.
• Laws and regulations of pesticide use — Wizzie Brown, AgriLife Extension integrated pest management specialist and entomologist, Texas A&M Department of Entomology, Travis County.
• Structural pests — identification and management — Janet Hurley, AgriLife Extension integrated pest management senior program specialist, School Integrated Pest Management, Texas A&M Department of Entomology, Dallas.
• Effective weed control in pastures and hayfields — Vanessa Corriher-Olson, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension forage specialist and professor, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Overton.

For more information, contact Banta at jpbanta@ag.tamu.edu or Corriher-Olson at vanessa.corriher@ag.tamu.edu.