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Delivery method
Online
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Cost
$0.00
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Instructor
Registration Closed
Description
This course meets Missouri Department of Agriculture's competency expectations to use and apply restricted use pesticides using aerial application equipment in agricultural production. This includes fixed wing, rotary, and unmanned (drone) aircraft.
Syllabus
Prerequisite:
Private Pesticide Applicator Category 20 Core Training is a prerequisite for supplemental trainings.
Course Overview:
This training is required to obtain supplemental certification or recertification for a private pesticide applicators aerial application license. This allows the application of restricted use pesticides with fixed wing, rotary, or unmanned (drone) aircraft.
Learning Outcomes:
Demonstrate proficient knowledge of the Category 23 required competency standards.
Topics:
- Pest issues associated with aerial application
- Aerial related labeling
- Record keeping
- Aerial application equipment
- Nozzles
- Dispersal compensation
- Equipment maintenance
- Calculations
- Application considerations
- Wind and air considerations
- Drift
- Flight techniques
- Field entry and exit
Instructor(s):
Sam Polly, Director of Pesticide Safety Education
Rusty Lee, Private Pesticide Applicator Training Coordinator
Length:
30 minutes
Department:
Plant Sciences and Technology
Audience:
Private Pesticide Applicators
Accommodations
University of Missouri Extension complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you have a disability and need accommodations in connection with participation in an educational program or you need materials in an alternate format, please notify your instructor as soon as possible so that necessary arrangements can be made. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to limited English proficient individuals upon request. All requests must be made a minimum of 14 days before course start date. MU Extension will attempt to implement late requests but cannot guarantee they will be met.
Cancellations and Refund Requests
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