The UF/IFAS Extension Alachua County Office is pleased to announce the following Commercial Horticulture programs for March 2026. Commercial Horticulture Agent Tatiana Sanchez-Jones and Agriculture & Natural Resources Agent Kevin Korus are offering this program.
Pesticide Training for Private Applicator and Agricultural Row Crops – A Review
March 5, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the UF/IFAS Ag Auditorium (22716 W. Newberry Road, Newberry).
This workshop is designed to provide training for private applicators and agricultural row crop pest control licenses. The private applicator license is required for anyone who applies restricted-use pesticides to their own farm, greenhouse or nursery.
This class helps you review the materials needed for the pesticide license exam. To take the exam, you must create an account and apply online through the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) licensing portal. After paying online, you will be given a voucher number to schedule your test.
Please note: Pesticide exams are no longer offered at extension offices. Exams are now administered primarily by Everblue either remotely or at in-person locations.
Find an in-person testing site near you.
Attendees are encouraged to study before the exam, as the workshop is only a review. Required books for the Private Applicator are SM 1 (Core) and SM 53. For the Agricultural Row Crops license, the required books are SM 1 (Core) and SM 5. These study manuals are not provided but can be pre-ordered online through the IFAS Bookstore.
Up to four Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be offered to applicants who already have their licenses. CEUs available include General Standard Core (482 & 487), Ag Row Crop and Private Applicator.
The registration fee of $25 (plus $3.52 Eventbrite fee) includes handout materials and light refreshments.
Participants must register through Eventbrite by Tuesday, March 3. The registration fee after March 3, or if paying at the door, will be $35 (plus $4.19 Eventbrite fee). This class is limited to 10. There will be no refunds for the registration fee.
For more information about this program, contact Tatiana Sanchez-Jones or Kevin Korus at 352-955-2402. Visit the extension office website for a list of additional programs offered.
An Equal Opportunity Institution. Extension Service, University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Dr. Andra Johnson, dean for UF/IFAS Extension. Single copies of extension publications (excluding 4-H and youth publications) are available free to Florida residents from county extension offices.
