Commercial Manure Applicator Training Scheduled

To help commercial manure applicators receive the three hours of annual continuing instruction required to maintain their manure applicator certification, Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) will conduct a Commercial Manure Applicator Satellite Downlink on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2005 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. There is no fee for the workshop but applicators must register with the county extension office where they plan to attend. Currently certified commercial manure applicators should receive a copy of the program registration brochure containing workshop locations in the mail in early December. If you do not receive a copy, please contact your county extension office or download a copy off the Web at: http://extension.agron.iastate.edu/immag/certification/05commmacbrochure.pdf

Commercial manure applicators wishing to recertify and those wanting to certify for the first time should attend. The workshop will provide the required three hours of annual training and will cover applicator rules, recordkeeping requirements, new equipment weight restrictions for 2005, hydrogen sulfide emissions during pumping and agitation, and a look at equipment issues for land application.

All currently certified commercial manure applicator licenses will expire on March 1, 2005 . Those wanting to renew must complete training requirements and submit forms and fees prior to March 1, 2005 to renew and avoid paying the late fee for certification. If an applicator attended training for the first time in the fall of 2004, they should make plans to attend the training again in January 2005 to meet the annual requirements.

Commercial applicators are highly encouraged to attend the satellite downlink program due to the uncertainty of when videotapes will be available for training in late January and February.

Commercial manure applicators also may contact their local IDNR field office to schedule an appointment to take the certification exam to meet certification requirements. Applicators who want to take the exam may wish to access a copy of the study guide manual to help prepare for the exam. The study guide is available at the following Web address :http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM1778.pdf

If you have questions about the satellite downlink program, contact your local ISU Extension county office or on the Web at:

http://extension.agron.iastate.edu/immag/mac.html

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