Did you know that animal waste operators
are required by law to attend at least 6 hours of continuing education credit every
three years? Do you have all your pesticide credits for this year as well? Are
you one of those farmers who need a couple more hours for 2013? If so,
Cooperative Extension has a local opportunity for you!
Jacob
Morgan, Jones County Field Crops Agent, and I are putting together a 6-hour
class for local farmers who need animal waste operator credits and/or pesticide
credits. The class will take place on Thursday, January 23, 2014 and WILL count
towards your hours for 2013 if you are an animal waste operator. The Pesticide credit year starts every October
1. This class gives you the opportunity
to enjoy the holidays and still be able to get your AWO hours later. The class
will be held from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM at the Craven County Cooperative Extension
auditorium. Please call there to sign up at (252) 633.1477. The class will be
free of charge and lunch will be on your own. Don’t forget to pay the annual
$10 fee to keep your license active. Letters have already gone out in the mail
from the Division of Water Quality (DWQ). We can also help you find a local
class to get initially certified for AWO or pesticide credits.
In
addition, Jacob will host a corn and soybean production meeting on Tuesday,
January 21, 2014 at the Craven County Cooperative Extension Office. In addition,
he will host an area cotton production meeting on Thursday, February 6, 2013 at
the Jones County Cotton Gin. Pesticide credits will be available for both
classes. Call Jacob Morgan at the Jones County Cooperative Extension Office at
(252) 448.9621 to sign up for these meetings.
We would
also like to invite you to call us with your suggestions on classes. What
topics would you like to hear more about? For example: weed and pasture
management, irrigating sprayfields, calibrating sprayers, lagoon management,
field crop management, etc. We are here to provide educational resources to you
and would like your input.
If you
would like more information on credit hours or would like to check your AWO
hours, please contact the Craven County Cooperative Extension office at (252) 633.1477
and speak with Extension Livestock Agent Margaret A. Bell. If you would like to
check your pesticide credit hours, please contact the Jones County Cooperative
Extension Office at (252) 448.9621 and speak with Extension Field Crops Agent
Jacob Morgan.
North Carolina State University and North Carolina A&T
State University commit themselves to positive action to secure equal
opportunity regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, religion, sex,
age, veteran status, or disability. In
addition, the two Universities welcome all persons without regard to sexual
orientation. North Carolina State
University, North Carolina A&T State University, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, and local governments cooperating.
By: Margaret A. Bell, Livestock – Craven and Jones Counties
