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Pesticide Equipment Calibration Workshop to be held at Cooperative Extension on Nov. 21

By Staff Report, posted 9 months ago

Cumberland County Cooperative Extension will offer a Pesticide Equipment Calibration Workshop on Nov. 21 from 9 – 11 a.m. at the Cooperative Extension office located at 301 E. Mountain Dr. in Fayetteville.

The workshop will cover the importance and the process of calibrating pesticide application equipment. The program will start with an introduction of calibration principles followed by a hands-on demonstration of calibrating a boom sprayer, backpack sprayer and a rotary spreader. Participants may earn two hours of continuing pesticide education credits in the A, B, D, G, H, I, L, N, O and X categories.

For more information, contact Susan Johnson at 910-321-6405 or email susan_johnson@ncsu.edu.

Accommodation requests related to disabilities should be made 10 days prior to the event by contacting Lisa Childers at 910-321-6880 or lisa_childers@ncsu.edu no later than five business days before the event.

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