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Virtual pesticide continuing education program set for Nov. 12
By Melody Beck, Texas A&M
Oct 28, 2026
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AgriLife Extension webinar offers five pesticide continuing education units for Texas applicators

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host the online Overton Fall Pesticide Continuing Education Unit, CEU, Program from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov. 12.

The program will be held via Zoom and is open to pesticide applicators and agricultural producers across Texas.

Registration is $35 and is available online through Texas A&M AgriLife Register.

The program will offer five Texas Department of Agriculturepesticide continuing education units: One in laws and regulations, one in integrated pest management and three general.

On the agenda

The event will feature the following topics and speakers:

  • Respiratory protection in pesticide application — Ed Parson, safety and occupational health, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University.
  • Using stocking rates to reduce weed and brush pressure– Jason Banta, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension beef cattle specialist and professor, Texas A&M Department of Animal Science, Overton.
  • Laws and regulations of pesticide use — Wizzie Brown, AgriLife Extension integrated pest management specialist and entomologist, Texas A&M Department of Entomology, Travis County.
  • Structural pests — identification and management — Janet Hurley, AgriLife Extension integrated pest management senior program specialist, School Integrated Pest Management, Texas A&M Department of Entomology, Dallas. 
  • Effective weed control in pastures and hayfields — Vanessa Corriher-Olson, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension forage specialist and professor, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Overton. 

For more information, contact Banta at jpbanta@ag.tamu.edu or Corriher-Olson at vanessa.corriher@ag.tamu.edu.