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Private Certification

For all applicators who apply restricted use pesticides to their own land or sites for the production of agricultural commodities.

All persons who apply Restricted Use Pesticides must be certified at the time of application.

(People who apply pesticides on their employer’s or customer’s land or sites click here to go to the Commercial, Noncommercial & Structural applicator page.)

  
     
 

NEW Page: Resources and Publications

  • First item is Safe Handling of Treated Seed.

New changes for Private applicators who apply fumigants, including to stored grain and to soil - see fumigation information below.

If your Private Applicator License expires on March 1, 2013, you can recertify by attending a workshop in January and February of 2013 or by retesting by taking either the on-line or mail-in exam.

If you are not a currently Certified Private Applicator you must certify by taking either the on-line or mail-in exam.

  
     
 

Certification, Recertification and Exams

(Not for Commercial, Noncommercial & Structural licensed applicators)

  • 2013 Private Pesticide Recertification Workshops scheduled for January and February 2013.
  • 2013 Private Pesticide Online Exam for new certification and recertification of private pesticide applicators is available starting January 2, 2013.
  • 2013 Private Pesticide Mail-in Exam for new certification and recertification – 2013 test packets and manuals will be available at most local Extension county offices after January 1, 2013.
  • 2013 mail-in exams must be post marked no later than October 31, 2013.
  • 2013 on-line exams must be completed by October 31, 2013 - including exam retakes.

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Private Pesticide Study Manual

  • You must use the NEW 19th edition of the study manual (published January 2012) for the 2013 mail-in or online exams.
  • The Private pesticide applicator study manual is available:
 
 

How do I check my certification status?

To check your certification number, status and expiration date, go online to the MDA's Private Pesticide Applicator Search page:

  • Private Pesticide Applicator Search – MN Dept. of Ag. Fill in your information, scroll down and click on "view" for your certification status information.
  • Or call the MDA at 651-201-6615.

Private Applicator Fumigation

New Changes starting January 1, 2013

For detailed information on these changes, the new endorsement study manuals and the new way to take private fumigation endorsement exams see the Fumigation web page.

  • The Private Applicator Fumigation Endorsement has been renamed for 2013 as Private Applicator Stored Grain and Fumigation Endorsement and is required for applying all RUP fumigants (other than soil fumigants) to your land or sites in the production of an agricultural commodity.
  • If you currently hold the Private Fumigation Endorsement, nothing changes except the endorsement name change and you may no longer apply soil fumigants.
  • Your Private Stored Grain and Fumigation Endorsement will continue until your Private Certification expires.
  • NEW Private Applicator Soil Fumigation Endorsement is required before applying any soil fumigant in 2013 on your land or sites for production of an agricultural commodity.
  • For more information about new EPA soil fumigation requirements for safety, training and label directions see the New Safety Measures for Soil Fumigant Pesticides Fumigation MN Dept of Ag web page.

You must be a currently certified as a Private Pesticide Applicator to hold either the Private Stored Grain and Fumigation Endorsement or the new Private Soil Fumigation Endorsement.

Private Applicator Fumigation Endorsement for 2012 is no longer available.

Contact Information

Tana Haugen-Brown
 Co-Coordinator
Private Pesticide Safety & Environmental Education Program

Email: thbrown@umn.edu
Phone: 763-260-4423

  

Mary Kay Ferguson
Program Manager
Plant Pathology
495 Borlaug Hall
1991 Upper Buford Circle
Saint Paul, MN 55108
Email: m-ferg@umn.edu
Phone: 612-625-4271

 

 

 

  
 
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