Pesticide Applicator Certification and Training

Certification is a process that allows a person to qualify to use pesticides in the course of his or her occupation. In Florida, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) administers the certification process. Training provides instruction on proper pesticide use and handli...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Frederick M. Fishel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2013-10-01
Series:EDIS
Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/121150
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1823867980428083200
author Frederick M. Fishel
author_facet Frederick M. Fishel
author_sort Frederick M. Fishel
collection DOAJ
description Certification is a process that allows a person to qualify to use pesticides in the course of his or her occupation. In Florida, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) administers the certification process. Training provides instruction on proper pesticide use and handling to individuals who want to obtain or retain certification. In Florida, UF/IFAS Extension primarily conducts pesticide training, but other associations, industry, non-profit organizations, private companies, and federal and state government agencies also provide and assist with training. This 3-page fact sheet was written by F. M. Fishel, and published by the UF Department of Agronomy, October 2013. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pi247
format Article
id doaj-art-93a24b616eba4320afd2111195e968c2
institution Kabale University
issn 2576-0009
language English
publishDate 2013-10-01
publisher The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries
record_format Article
series EDIS
spelling doaj-art-93a24b616eba4320afd2111195e968c22025-02-08T06:02:40ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092013-10-0120139Pesticide Applicator Certification and TrainingFrederick M. Fishel0University of FloridaCertification is a process that allows a person to qualify to use pesticides in the course of his or her occupation. In Florida, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) administers the certification process. Training provides instruction on proper pesticide use and handling to individuals who want to obtain or retain certification. In Florida, UF/IFAS Extension primarily conducts pesticide training, but other associations, industry, non-profit organizations, private companies, and federal and state government agencies also provide and assist with training. This 3-page fact sheet was written by F. M. Fishel, and published by the UF Department of Agronomy, October 2013. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pi247 https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/121150
spellingShingle Frederick M. Fishel
Pesticide Applicator Certification and Training
EDIS
title Pesticide Applicator Certification and Training
title_full Pesticide Applicator Certification and Training
title_fullStr Pesticide Applicator Certification and Training
title_full_unstemmed Pesticide Applicator Certification and Training
title_short Pesticide Applicator Certification and Training
title_sort pesticide applicator certification and training
url https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/121150
work_keys_str_mv AT frederickmfishel pesticideapplicatorcertificationandtraining