Penn State Extension educators Maria Gorgo and Carlos Quesada will teach a Private Pesticide Applicator Short Course in Spanish on December 4^th to 5^th, 2019, at the Penn State Fruit Research and Extension Center (FREC), 290 University Drive, Biglerville, PA. With support from a PDA Specialty Crop Block Grant, the Spanish version of the national core manual and the 2-day training course will be provided at no charge. The Adams County Fruit Grower Association’s Agricultural Human Resource Management Committee will cover the cost of meals.

This free course is a tremendous learning opportunity for those involved or interested in spray operations.

A private applicator certification exam will be offered at FREC on Thursday, December 19^th from 9:00 a.m. to noon. The exam is free but will be in English. Throughout the 2 days of the short course, participants will have practice sessions on taking the exam.