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Private Pesticide Certification Workshops

By Jerrold Tesmer

Fri, Jan 18th, 2013
Posted in All Agriculture

Six Private Pesticide Applicator Certification Workshops have been scheduled for Fillmore, Houston, and Winona Counties. If you are one of the 138 in Fillmore County, one of the 132 in Houston County, or one of the 97 in Winona County due for recertification, you should have received a reminder postcard from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture in mid-December.

You need to renew your Private Pesticide Applicator Certification if you apply pesticides to land or sites you own, rent or lease for the production of agriculture commodities. This applies if you plan to use restricted use pesticides, and reside in the state of Minnesota, and your certification expires in 2013.

You have three options to renew your Private Pesticide certification. Attend a Recertification Workshop instead of retesting. Complete the test as home study course, books and tests have arrived at the County Extension Offices. Or, complete the test on-line at: www.pat.umn.edu. Recertification must be completed by March 1, 2013.

If you are not currently certified (i.e. certified through March 1, 2013) you cannot become certified by attending a Recertification Workshop. In that case, to become certified take the 2013 test on-line, or take the 2013 mail-in test available from your local County Extension Office. If you chose to attend the 3.5 hour Recertification Workshop to renew the private applicator certification in lieu of taking a test, the MN Dept. of Ag requires applicators to attend the entire 3.5 hour workshop to receive recertification credit. Applicators that arrive more than 15 minutes late to a workshop will not be allowed to receive recertification credit.

The cost to recertify, by attending a workshop or testing is $50 for three years. Checks only (no cash, please) made payable to the U of MN. Registration for workshops will be taken at the door, no pre-registration is required.

When attending a recertification workshop, you must bring an official photo identification card, (driver’s license, passport or some type of official document). Bringing your Private Pesticide Applicator Certification ID card, too, assists in the registration process. Persons who don’t have their Applicator Card may obtain their applicator number on-line at the MDA website (www.mda.state.mn.us) or by contacting MDA at 651-201-6633.

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Feedlot Re-Registrations

By News Team

Fri, Jan 18th, 2013
Posted in All Agriculture
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Mike Frauenkron, Fillmore County Feedlot Officer Welcome to a New Year 2013. After a long medical absence from the Feedlot Office it is great to be back. It is that time of year again when Feedlots that re-registered in 2009 have to update their Re ..... 
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Unique partnership forged to answer key water quality questions

By News Team

Fri, Jan 18th, 2013
Posted in All Agriculture
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Kevin Kuehner, MN Dept. of Ag, and Joe Magee, SWCD Water Plan Coordinator Do you ever wonder how much sediment was lost from a field during last summer’s largest rainstorm or how runoff from an individual farm affects streams and rivers miles awa ..... 
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Riparian Buffer easement dollars now available through RIM program

By News Team

Fri, Jan 18th, 2013
Posted in All Agriculture
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Rick Grooters, Conservation Specialist Do you have Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres soon expiring? Do you want to improve the water quality on your farm and provide better habitat for the wildlife? Money is now available for riparian bu ..... 
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Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) 2013

By News Team

Fri, Jan 18th, 2013
Posted in All Agriculture
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Do you have resource concerns on your farm? Are there things you’d like to change or do differently next year? Not a problem, sign up for the Environmental Quality Incentive Program. With EQIP, you sign up, develop a plan that addresses your far ..... 
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Feedlot/Nutrient update meetings

By News Team

Fri, Jan 18th, 2013
Posted in All Agriculture
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Livestock manure and commercial fertilizers are important assets for livestock and crop farmers in Southeast Minnesota. When properly applied both manure and commercial fertilizers provide essential nutrients which enhance crop yields and profits. ..... 
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Harvest more sunshine year round: plant cover crops for healthier soils

By News Team

Fri, Jan 18th, 2013
Posted in All Agriculture
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Donna Rasmussen, Administrator Cover crops are grasses, legumes, forbs, or other plants established to control soil erosion, build organic matter, capture nutrients and carbon, reduce compaction, break weed and disease cycles, and provide supplemen ..... 
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It’s easy to be a Citizen Stream Monitoring volunteer

By News Team

Fri, Jan 18th, 2013
Posted in All Agriculture
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Have you ever wanted to play a role in understanding the condition of our local streams? The Minnesota Citizen Stream Monitoring Program (CSMP) is ideal for someone who has an extra 15-30 minutes each week to monitor a local stream between the mont ..... 
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2012 North American Manure Expo and Dane County Digester Tour

By News Team

Fri, Jan 18th, 2013
Posted in All Agriculture
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Dawn Bernau and Katie Richards, Nutrient Management Specialists – SE MN Area 7 On August 21st the SE MN Nutrient Management Specialists Dawn Bernau and Katie Richards toured the Dane County Community Anaerobic Digester as part of the 2012 North ..... 
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