Pest Management Office

In-Person Pesticide Exams for April

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The Rutgers Office of Continuing Professional Education has scheduled multiple opportunities to take pesticide exams before the growing season (excerpted & linked below) at the Pesticide Applicator Certification Exam Registration (PACER) webpage at https://pacer.rutgers.edu/examcalendar.php. If you prefer to take your exams in-person, April will be your last opportunity because the next scheduled in-person exam is […]

National Pesticide Safety Education Month Focuses on Resources and Education to Support Safe Pesticide Handling and Use

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Rutgers NJAES celebrates February as National Pesticide Safety Education Month with a selection of opportunities for pesticide applicators to renew their knowledge of pesticide safety and regulations, and earn CORE credits, throughout the month in programs hosted by Rutgers NJAES County Agents and commodity programming, as well as other entities. Enjoy the Weed Science Society […]

NJACTS 2023: Resources for New Jersey Licensed Private Pesticide Applicators & Growers

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During the NJACTS Winegrape Session on Tuesday morning, attendees at the first presentation “Pesticide Safety & Compliance Tools for New Jersey Winegrape Growers” will receive an overview of recent and  near-future regulatory changes, and then an outline of tools for compliance.  They will also be awarded one CORE credit. We have posted for their convenience “Resources […]

Requirements for Private Pesticide Applicator Certification and Licensing

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Prior to regulations changes in November of 2001, only those private applicators using restricted use pesticides were required to be certified and licensed. The regulations require agricultural producers using either general or restricted use pesticides to become licensed. Those only using general use pesticides to produce an agricultural commodity had 2 years (until November 19, […]