The hogs are also placed by scanning for the amount of back fat and loin area in the loin of the hog. The results of the scanning will indicate the amount of lean in the finished hog. The workshop is free, according to Jerry Long, Cedar County Extension Education Director, but please contact the Cedar County Extension office for more information and to register. This workshop is being held for commercial applicators that wish to recertify and those that wish to certify for the first time. The workshop will consist of the required three hours of annual training and will cover rules and record keeping, application techniques, emergency action plans and case studies.
Time is included in the downlink for call-in questions.
If you are unable to attend the downlink, you can still become certified by scheduling an appointment to watch a videotape of the training at your County Extension Office, or, you may contact the local DNR field office to schedule an appointment to take the certification exam. This program is for the commercial pesticide applicators who apply crop weed, insect and disease materials to agricultural crops commercially. This videoconference will provide continuing instructional credit for commercial pesticide applicators certified in categories 1A, 1B, 1C and 10. Participants at the downlink site will have the opportunity to telephone their questions to pesticide and pest management experts at Iowa State University. The local site for the videoconference is the cedar County Extension office, Tipton.