Fall 2021 Category N Stored Grain Conference
You only need to complete one of these options to recertify in this category:
- Option 1: In-person: Monday, November 8, 2021, at Best Western Kelly Inn, St. Cloud, MN
- Option 2: Online: Starting November 29, 2021
Cost: $325
For registration information, contact:
- Laura Lemke, Minnesota Grain and Feed Association
- laura@mgfa.org or 952-758-3999
- Fax: 952-758-3997
- 1407 1st St. NE, New Prague, MN 56071
2022 Minnesota Structural Pest Management Conference
General Session Categories SPCA (Journeyman & Master), M, and S
You only need to complete one of these options to recertify in these categories:
- Option 1: In-person, Monday, March 7, 2022, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., location TBA
- Option 2: Online, at your own pace, from March 14 through April 30, 2022
2022 Special Sessions
New Special Sessions are online, at your own pace starting March 8 through April 30, 2022.
- Category N: Fumigation
- Category L: Mosquito and biting fly
Last year’s self-paced online Special Sessions are offered in 2022, starting March 8 through April 30, 2022.
- Category P: Vertebrate pests
- Category J: Natural areas, forestry & rights-of-way
- Category E: Turf & ornamentals
You must complete a 2022 General Session, in person or online, to receive credit for any additional special sessions.
For more information on the Structural Pest Management Conference general and special sessions, contact:
- Allison Forcier, Forcier Event Solutions, allison.forcier@forcierevents.com, 612-910-1580
- Stephen Kells, kells002@umn.edu, 612-625-4798
SPCA: Structural Pest Control - Journeyman or Master. People licensed as SPCA Journeyman or Master must attend an MDA-approved recertification training and renew their license every year.
SPCA: Structural Pest Control - Fumigation Endorsement. A licensed SPCA Journeyman or Master must recertify the Fumigation Endorsement at least every other year. Fumigation is offered annually as an add-on program to the main structural conference in March.
Category S: Structural noncommercial. People licensed as Category S (noncommercial) Applicators must attend an MDA-approved recertification training and renew this license every year.
Category M: Food Processing noncommercial. People licensed as Category M (noncommercial) Applicators must attend an MDA-approved recertification training and renew this license every other year. Category M is offered annually at the main structural conference in March and in odd years at the fall stored grain conference.
Category N: Stored Grain and Fumigation. People licensed as Category N Applicators must attend an MDA-approved recertification training and renew this license every other year. Category N is offered annually at the main structural conference in March and in odd years at the fall stored grain conference.
You may recertify in additional categories if you participate in the main SPCA program. The following categories require recertification every other year:
- Category E: Turf & ornamentals
- Category J: Natural areas, forestry & rights-of-way
- Category L: Mosquito and biting fly
- Category N: Fumigation
- Category P: Vertebrate pests
Certification resources
To check your certification status, go to the MDA licensing search page.
Learn more about pesticide applicator workshop and retesting recertification requirements from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA), including license types, certification categories, deadlines and fees.
Certification exams are one of the requirements to get an initial license. Learn more about exams from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
What you need to know when purchasing study manuals
- All applicators are required to take the National Pesticide Core Exam and at least one additional category to get a license.
- Categories are based on the sites you work on. To determine the category you need, visit the MDA webpage to determine your license type.
- You need to purchase both the A-1 and A-2 manuals to prepare for the Core Exam, and the manuals for the specific categories needed.
- (A-1) National Pesticide Applicator Core Manual, 2nd edition, 2014
- (A-2) Core Minnesota Supplement, 2nd edition (green cover), December 2012 (commercial, noncommercial and structural)
Be sure you have the most current edition of the manual
These are the most recent editions of commercial, noncommercial and structural manuals:
- Category B: Aerial
- Category C: Agricultural Field Crops, March 2016
- Category E: Turf and Ornamentals, 4th edition, June 2014
- Category F: Aquatics, March 2016
- Category H: Seed Treatment
- Category I: Antimicrobial
- Category J: Natural Areas, Forestry and Rights-of-Way, 2nd edition, November 2016
- Category K: Livestock Pesticide Applicator Training Manual (1996)
- NEW Category L: Mosquito, Black fly, and Tick Pest Control, 2nd edition, July 2020
- NEW Category M: Food Processing Pest Management and Category S: Structural Pest Control Applicator (SPCA), January 2020
- Category N: Stored Grain and Fumigation, January 2013 (commercial, noncommercial, structural and private applicators)
- Category O: Soil Fumigation, December 2012 (commercial, noncommercial and private applicators)
- Category P: Vertebrate Pests, 2nd edition, November 2016
- Category Q: Wood Preservatives
- Category R: Sewer Root Control
- NEW Category S: NonCommercial Structural
- NEW Category SPCA: Structural Pest Control Applicator For Master & Journeyman Applicators, January 2020
Where to purchase printed manuals
Study manuals are available at University of Minnesota Bookstores.
- To purchase in-store, please call ahead to the Coffman Memorial Union Bookstore or St. Paul Student Center Bookstore to be sure the study manuals you want are in stock.
- Order online with a credit card.
- Call 612-624-4910 to place your order and pay by check.
- Download an order form to mail your order.
Contact
Commercial/noncommercial pesticide program
Jolene C. Hendrix, Extension educator and program manager
jhendrix@umn.edu
763-767-3842 or 904-294-2497
Structural, stored grain and fumigation, and food processing certification
Stephen Kells, co-coordinator and Extension entomologist
kells002@umn.edu
612-625-4798
Minnesota licensing
Contact the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, 651-201-6615 or pesticide.licensing@state.mn.us (email is preferred).