SDSU Extension will host commercial applicator training in Aberdeen on February 3, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location
Highland Conference Center
2000 Highland Way
Mitchell, SD 57301
Contact
Mae Mohror, SDSU Extension Pesticide Program Assistant, or Stephen Robertson, SDSU Extension Pesticide Education Field Specialist
For questions about your license, contact the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR).
Bring a government-issued photo ID and your commercial pesticide applicator license with you to check-in. You must attend the Category G session to complete recertification.
Schedule
All times are local.
- 9:00 a.m. – Attendance check-in
- 9:15 a.m. – Orientation: Stephen Robertson, SDSU Extension Pesticide Education Field Specialist
- 9:30 a.m. – Personal Protective Equipment: Stephen Robertson, SDSU Extension Pesticide Education Field Specialist
- 9:50 a.m. – Break
- 10:00 a.m. – Row Crop Pest Management (Category 1): Eric Jones, Assistant Professor and SDSU Extension Weed Management Specialist, Philip Rozeboom, SDSU Extension IPM Coordinator, Madalyn Shires, Assistant Professor and SDSU Extension Plant Pathology Specialist and Connie Strunk, SDSU Extension Plant Pathology Field Specialist
- 10:50 a.m. – Break
- 11:00 a.m. – Pesticide Mitigation Strategies (Category G): Stephen Robertson, SDSU Extension Pesticide Education Field Specialist
- 12:00 p.m. – Lunch
- 12:30 p.m. – Meet Vendors
- 1:00 p.m. – Regulatory Update (Category G): Katie Nold, South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
- 1:30 p.m. – Climate Update (Category G): Laura Edwards, SDSU Extension State Climatologist
- 1:55 p.m. – Break
- 2:00 p.m. – Seed Treatment Pest Control (Category 5): Anthony Bly, SDSU Extension Soils Field Specialist
- 2:50 p.m. – Break
- 3:00 p.m. – Right-of-Way Pest Management (Category 7): Graig Reicks, SDSU Extension Weed Ecology Field Specialist
- 3:50 p.m. – Conclude and sign out
Online Registration
Register online using the form below by January 27, 2026. Vendor registration is available and includes a display booth and recertification for two attendees.
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