An in-person training event is planned for area farmers whose private pesticide applicator license expires in 2026 or has expired. Those farmers who need a license can also attend training. The training allows farmers to purchase and apply restricted use pesticides.

To attend, you can google University of Missouri Extension Private Pesticide Applicator Training and find a list of events. From there you can select the event and register on the web.

If you do not register on the web, call the Buchanan County Extension office to register at 816-279-1691. There is a statewide fee. Also, if you are recertifying, bring your old license as you will need it to complete your application for your new license.

One important change in licensing is that anyone using Restricted Use Pesticides (RUP) must hold a license. You are no longer allowed to work under someone else’s license.

If you are applying for restricted use pesticides for grain bin fumigation, you will need a non-soil fumigation Category 22. Also, if you are applying restricted use pesticides through aerial application, you will need Category 23. Additional training for these categories will be conducted at county meetings.

Ag updates will be held at these meetings. Short updates in the form of presentations will be given by MU Extension subject matter experts in agronomy, livestock, ag business, ag and natural resources and horticulture and can ask questions. This upcoming season will be a challenge with high crop input prices and low grain prices this year.

The county schedule is as follows:

• Holt County – Tuesday, January 27, starting at 8:30 a.m., TJ Hall Building, 104 S. Main, Oregon, Missouri

• Andrew County – Thursday, January 29, starting at 8:30 a.m., Youth Building, 201 South Banyon, Savannah, Missouri

• Worth County – Tuesday, February 3, starting at 8:30 a.m., Fairgrounds Building, 301 Lyon St., Grant City, Missouri

• Atchison County – Wednesday, February 4, starting at 8:30 a.m., 201 E. US Hwy. 136, Rock Port, Missouri

• Buchanan County – Monday, February 9, starting at 8:30 a.m., Buchanan County Extension Center, 4125 Mitchell Ave., St. Joseph, Missouri

• Nodaway County – Wednesday, February 11, starting at 8:30 a.m., Nodaway County Administrative Building meeting room, 403 N. Market, Maryville, Missouri

• DeKalb County – Friday, February 13, starting at 8:30 a.m., DeKalb County Youth Building, 107 E. Hwy. 6, Maysville, Missouri

• Clinton County – Tuesday, February 17, starting at 8:30 a.m., Youth Building, 251 E. Hwy. 116, Plattsburg, Missouri

• Caldwell County – Thursday, February 19, starting at 8:30 a.m., Nazarene Church, 93 W. Jackson St., Kingston, Missouri

• Gentry County – Tuesday, February 24, starting at 8:30 a.m., Hundley Whaley Learning Discovery Center, 1109 S. Birch St., Albany, Missouri

• Daviess County – Thursday, February 26, starting at 8:30 a.m., St. Mary Immaculate Catholic Church, 409 S. Main, Gallatin, Missouri

• Platte and Clay Counties – Friday, February 27, starting at 9:00 a.m., Mid-Continent Public Library, 2702 NW Prairie View Rd., Platte City, Missouri

For ADA accommodations, contact Wayne Flanary at flanaryw@missouri.edu or call 816. Register on MU website or Buchanan County Extension Center at 816-279-1691 so you can be contacted if there is an emergency or inclement weather.