Hopkins County | Extension
A private pesticide applicator is someone who uses or supervises the use of restricted-use or state-limited-use pesticides or regulated herbicides to produce an agricultural commodity on:
• Personally owned property,
• Rented property,
• Property owned by his or her employer,
• Property under his or her general control, or
• The property of another person if applied without compensation, other than the trading of personal services between producers of agricultural commodities.
An agricultural commodity is a plant or animal grown for sale, lease, barter, feed or human consumption and animals raised for farm or ranch work.
No license is required to apply general-use pesticides to produce agricultural commodities. The first step in the process is attend a four-hour training provided at the Hopkins County Extension Office. These trainings are offered four times a year. The dates for 2020 are Feb. 12, May 13, Aug. 12 and Nov. 18.
For more information please contact the Hopkins County Extension Office at 903-885-3443 or email Agent Mario Villarino at m-villarino@tamu.edu.