Commercial animal waste technician (CAWT) recertification training in Sauk Centre, MN

Event information

Date

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Add to Calendar 2023-07-19 08:30:00 2023-07-19 12:15:00 Commercial animal waste technician (CAWT) recertification training in Sauk Centre, MN Bring your CAWT card to class to be scanned for MDA class credit. Anyone who arrives more than 15 minutes late or leaves early will not be allowed to receive MDA’s recertification credit for licensure. Class starts promptly at 9:00 AM. Agenda 8:30 Registration / MDA check in ~All applicators must scan in with MDA to receive credit. 9:00 Welcome ~Stearns County SWCD, Megan Herbst 9:10 Licensing, Rules, and Regulations ~MDA, Robyn Frederick or Brian Clark 9:30 Spills and Discharges – What Actions are Required ~MPCA, Paul Brietzke 10:15 Runoff Risk Advisory Forecast ~MDA, Katie Rassmussen 10:45 Break - Refreshments provided by Stearns DHIA Laboratories 11:00 Characteristics of Manure ~UMN Extension, Chryseis Modderman 11:45 Manure is Risky Business - Put Safety First ~UMASH, Devon Charlier 12:15 Class adjourns / MDA check out ~All applicators must scan out with MDA to receive credit. Be sure to turn in your survey. Contact For direct questions regarding the Sauk Centre workshop, please contact: Megan Herbst, Stearns SWCD at 320-345-6489 or megan.herbst@mn.nacdnet.net Recertification requirements: CAWT license information — License requirements from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. License lookup — Look up your CAWT license number or expiration date. New applicators: If you have not been previously certified and licensed, you must watch the videos and take a quiz from the MN Department of Agriculture. See initial certification instructions. Certified applicators: To be eligible to renew your license, you must meet recertification requirements. You can either rewatch the videos and retake a quiz every year or attend a recertification course every other year. New site managers: If you have not been previously certified and licensed, you must first pass the certification exam (80% or better) for an initial license. See initial certification instructions. Certified site managers: To be eligible to renew your license you must meet recertification requirements by attending a course once every other year or re-test. Sauk River Watershed District Sauk River Watershed District Sauk River Watershed District America/Chicago public

Time

8:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Central time

Location

Sauk River Watershed District
642 Lincoln Road
Sauk Centre, MN 56378

Contact

For MDA licensing information, please contact:
pesticide.recertification@mda.mn.us or 651-201-6615

For UMN course information, please contact:
Brenda Postels, UMN Extension educator
post0060@umn.edu or 320-203-6063

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Bring your CAWT card to class to be scanned for MDA class credit. Anyone who arrives more than 15 minutes late or leaves early will not be allowed to receive MDA’s recertification credit for licensure. Class starts promptly at 9:00 AM.

Agenda

8:30 Registration / MDA check in ~All applicators must scan in with MDA to receive credit.
9:00 Welcome ~Stearns County SWCD, Megan Herbst
9:10 Licensing, Rules, and Regulations ~MDA, Robyn Frederick or Brian Clark
9:30 Spills and Discharges – What Actions are Required ~MPCA, Paul Brietzke
10:15 Runoff Risk Advisory Forecast ~MDA, Katie Rassmussen
10:45 Break - Refreshments provided by Stearns DHIA Laboratories
11:00 Characteristics of Manure ~UMN Extension, Chryseis Modderman
11:45 Manure is Risky Business - Put Safety First ~UMASH, Devon Charlier
12:15 Class adjourns / MDA check out ~All applicators must scan out with MDA to receive credit. Be sure to turn in your survey.

Contact

For direct questions regarding the Sauk Centre workshop, please contact:
Megan Herbst, Stearns SWCD at 320-345-6489 or megan.herbst@mn.nacdnet.net

Recertification requirements:

CAWT license information — License requirements from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.

License lookup — Look up your CAWT license number or expiration date.

New applicators: If you have not been previously certified and licensed, you must watch the videos and take a quiz from the MN Department of Agriculture. See initial certification instructions.
Certified applicators: To be eligible to renew your license, you must meet recertification requirements. You can either rewatch the videos and retake a quiz every year or attend a recertification course every other year.
New site managers: If you have not been previously certified and licensed, you must first pass the certification exam (80% or better) for an initial license. See initial certification instructions.
Certified site managers: To be eligible to renew your license you must meet recertification requirements by attending a course once every other year or re-test.