SDSU Extension will host commercial applicator training during the Sioux Falls Ag Expo on January 15, 2026, from 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location
Sioux Falls Convention Center
1201 N W Ave
Sioux Falls SD 57104
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.
- 8:00 a.m. – Check-in
- 8:15 a.m. – Orientation: Stephen Robertson, SDSU Extension Pesticide Education Field Specialist
- 8:30 a.m. – Personal Protective Equipment: Stephen Robertson, SDSU Extension Pesticide Education Field Specialist
- 8:50 a.m. – Break
- 9:00 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
- 9:50 a.m. – Break
- 10:00 a.m. – Pesticide Mitigation Strategies: Stephen Robertson, SDSU Extension Pesticide Education Field Specialist
- 10:50 a.m. – Break
- 11:00 a.m. – Seed Treatment Pest Control (Category 5): Connie Strunk, SDSU Extension Plant Pathology Field Specialist
- 11:50 a.m. – Break
- 12:00 p.m. – Regulatory Update: Katie Nold, South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
- 12:30 p.m. – Conclude and sign out
Online Registration
Register online using the form below by January 8, 2026.
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