Missouri Pesticide Training Courses

Skip provides a number of training courses each year that provide required training for individuals in the green industry that apply pesticides in Missouri. Be sure to read this material or visit the Missouri department of Agriculture website for the latest and most definitive information... https://agriculture.mo.gov/plants/pesticides/  

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ALL 2026 PESTICIDE COURSES ARE ON-LINE  (a single use link will be provided for each registrant)

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CLASS TYPES:  

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• Recertification of certified Commercial and Non-Commercial, and Public Operator Pesticide Applicators (Separate classes for CORE and Category 3 (ornamental and turf)  or CORE and Category 6 (right-of-way).  NEW! If you are licensed in more than one category, you need to attend a class for each category. New MDA rules require that you recertify in CORE and also in each and every category you wish to retain.  All of the class dates listed above contain CORE and material for one specific category (3 or 6) that will be presented in one day. For example, if you are a certified applicator in Category 3 and Category 6, you may want to attend one of my classes that will cover recertification for CORE and Category 3; then attend another one of my classes that covers just Category 6. This will meet recertification requirements for your CORE and for both Category 3 and Category 6. MDA requires that I offer the Category 3 and Category 6 material on different dates.  There is also a CORE only option offered at each class if you only need to recertify your CORE.

 

• Technician Re-Training (for technicians in Cat 3) available for all of the yellow dates above. It is not offered or included in the core and Cat 6 courses. 

 

• Technician Training for new technician trainees in Cat 3 (Only six of the eight required hours of classroom technician training are provided. We will provide you with a "Technician Notice of Training" form for the six hours this training will provide. You will need to provide the remaining 2 hours of classroom training and the "on the job" training required by MDA.  Tech training is not offered or included in the core and Cat 6 courses.

 

• Exam Preparation for those wanting to prepare for the core exam and category exams. Many people find the class to be a great prep class or review prior to taking the CORE and category exams. 

 

• NEW!   Non-Certified Restricted Use Pesticide (NRUP) Training  (required for all non-certified applicators that will mix, store, load, or apply restricted use pesticides (RUPs) after January 1, 2025)  A non-certified applicator is essentially anyone that uses pesticides and has not taken the CORE and category exams.  Technicians are considered a non-certified applicator.  NRUP can replace a current tech license and is required for any non-certified individuals that will use restricted use pesticides. (Non-certified means you have not passed the exams required for a "certified" license such as commercial, non-commercial, or public operator.  NRUP applicators will need to be supervised by a certified applicator that holds a license in the same category as the intended use by the NRUP license holder. NRUP training (2 hours) will be required every year to maintain an NRUP license. Visit the Missouri Department of Agriculture website for details about NRUP rules and regulations. https://agriculture.mo.gov/plants/pesticides/rule-changes.php

 

Once you are registered for a class, you will receive a confirmation email right away and then log-in code email the day before the course. Each registration is good for one person to attend the virtual session you selected. The login link will be sent to the email address you provide during registration. Be sure to look for the email with the link prior to the class.  Depending on your email security settings, the email may go to your spam folder, so check there as well. NOTE:  You must register each person separately! 

 

On-line attendance for each registered attendee is verified through Zoom and periodic check-ins during the class. Credit for attendance will not be granted for multiple viewers unless arrangements are made with Skip Kincaid. You will need to be logged in for the entire broadcast to receive credit for your attendance and be eligible for recertification. (Periodic short term disconnects are OK if you log back in immediately.)

 

Strict adherence to MDA policies is maintained. Full attendance at required sessions is a must for credit to be received. MDA will receive notice of your attendance.

 

The "CORE and Category 3" classes concurrently provide six hours of  "classroom training" for new technician trainees in Category 3. However, if you have a person that you want to train as a new technician, you will need to provide the remaining required classroom training and the "on the job" training required by MDA. Select the Technician Training option when you register and we will provide you with a "Technician Notice of Training" form after the class that you can submit to MDA along with your technician application.  Note that technicians will not be able to apply restricted use chemicals after January 1, 2025 (See NRUP option).

 

Several class dates provide the new NRUP training option that is required for non-certified (current technicians or unlicensed) individuals that mix, store, load, or apply restricted use pesticides (RUPs) after January 1, 2025. You do not need NRUP if you hold or plan to acquire a commercial, non-commercial, or public operators license. Check the NRUP option when you register for the class and we will provide you with an approved  "NRUP Notice of Training" form after attending the class. You can submit this to MDA along with your "NRUP Application". Visit the Missouri Department of Agriculture website for details about NRUP rules and regulations. https://agriculture.mo.gov/plants/pesticides/rule-changes.php

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NOTE: These classes are approved by the MO Dept of Agriculture and may be used to satisfy the training that is required to earn or maintain a license.  The MO Agriculture Department will require fees for applications and rene​​​​​​​​​wals of your license. The fee you paid to attend a recertification program is NOT your pesticide license renewal fee!!!  It is your responsibility as a certified applicator to know your expiration and recertification dates on your license.  If your license expires date is coming due, you will still need to pay in MOPlants or submit payment to Missouri Department of Agriculture with signed renewal card.  You can only pay your renewal fee in the month your license expires.

 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

• Green-industry employees including, golf-course employees, lawn maintenance, tree workers, plant health care, arborists, foresters, municipal, county, state, property managers, right-of-way managers, etc.   

• Current licensed certified applicators needing the MDA required recertification in CORE, Category 3 or Category 6. Note that you now need to attend a separate class for each category. 

• Existing Technicians that need re-training in Category 3. Note that technicians will not be able to apply restricted use chemicals after January 1, 2025.  Consider the NRUP license for these individuals.

• NEW!  Individuals that need NRUP training to mix, store, load, or apply restricted use pesticides (RUPs). Anyone can attend NRUP training, there are no categories assigned to NRUP training. NRUP is now required for non-certified individuals that will apply restricted use pesticides. NRUPs will need to be supervised by a certified applicator that holds a license in the same category as the intended use by the NRUP license holder. NRUP training is required every year to maintain an NRUP license. Visit the Missouri Department of Agriculture website for details about NRUP rules and regulations. https://agriculture.mo.gov/plants/pesticides/rule-changes.php

• Those wanting to attend a course that will help them prepare for the exams required to obtain an applicator’s license in their state. Exams are not offered through this course. For exam info visit the Missouri Department of Agriculture website at https://agriculture.mo.gov/plants/pesticides/certexam.php

 

PRESENTER:

Skip Kincaid is an ISA Board Certified Master Arborist (#MW-0155BM) and an SAF Certified Forester (#1516) with over 40 years of experience providing pesticide training across the country.  Skip has taught this class for over thirty years.  Many people prefer attending this class to hear Skip’s real-world approach to the safe use of pesticides and learning about plant pests. 

 

QUESTIONS?  Email skip@skiptreeguy.com  

 

Recertification courses are approved for 6 hrs of International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) CEUs

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Skip Kincaid

Skip Kincaid & Associates LLC

skip@skiptreeguy.com