Commercial Applicator Training @ Rapid City

SDSU Extension will host commercial applicator training in Rapid City on January 27, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 

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. – Native Plant Diversity: Kaylee Wheeler, SDSU Extension Range 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): Clarence Winter, SDSU Extension Agronomy 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 20, 2026. Vendor registration is available and includes a display booth and recertification for two attendees.

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