Everyone is invited to help us celebrate the beginning of the Henderson County Livestock Show. There will be a live D.J. and refreshments. Cost is $5 per person. All proceeds will benefit the Henderson County United Way.
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Forage Production & Harvesting Demonstrations
Hay Equipment
Baling
Haylage
Tractors
Gopher Baiting & Machines
Hay Transport
Farm/Ranch ATV’s
Barbecue Dinner
Weed Control in Pastures & Fence Lines - John Roach - DOW AgroSciences
1 C. E. U. - 1 - Integrated Pest Management
PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUESTED BY CALLING 903-675-6130 ON OR BEFORE FRIDAY, MAY 9th.
8:00 a.m. Complimentary Coffee and Donuts - 9:00 a.m. Buses depart from the Cain Center - 11:45 a.m. Buses return to Cain Center - 12:00 p.m. BBQ ($5.00) and Program Stops on the tour will be: TVCC Ranch, Rafter C Ranch, Sanctuary Ranch
Officer elections for the 2014-2015 4-H year will be held during this meeting.
Register on 4-H Connect by Friday, May 30th https://texas.4honline.com/Login.aspx?4079444C6D387A6E595A2F6F3D
Henderson County Master Gardener’s final summer session of 2014 will be held at 6:00 pm on Thursday, August 14, 2014 at Cedar Creek Library in Seven Points. The library is located at 410 E. Cedar Creek Parkway. The speaker will be Brad Ackerman, Kaufman County Master Gardener and Rain Water Harvest Specialist. His topic will be Rain Gardens. Admission is FREE and everyone is welcome.
Hunter Safety Education Class - Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center - 7:30 a.m. For more information or to register please call 903-676-2277.
In Texas, the Texas Pesticide Law requires you must be licensed or certified by the Texas Department of Agriculture in order to lawfully use a restricted-use pesticide, state-limited-use pesticide or regulated herbicides. To obtain a license, here are some steps in the process.
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 the following, 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.
Commercial applicator operates a business or is employed by a business that applies restricted-use or state-limited-use pesticides to the property of another person for hire or compensation.
Noncommercial applicator is required to be licensed, but does not qualify as a commercial applicator.
Noncommercial political subdivision (NCPS) is an applicator employed by a political subdivision of the state of Texas or a federal agency operating in Texas.
As of June 1, the Texas Department of Agriculture has contracted with PSI Services to administer exams for agricultural pesticide applicator licensing. This is the same vendor that administers exams for structural pest control licensing. PSI has been providing credentialing and testing services to state and federal agencies, private sector businesses and professional associations for more than 65 years.
PSI will provide both excellent quality exam opportunities and a convenient schedule for pesticide applicators to test in 22 locations across the state. Tyler is one of those locations. The schedule will provide more testing opportunities than previously.
The next training for private applicators is scheduled for Friday, August 22nd at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, 100 E. Tyler St., 3rd Floor Courthouse. The training begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 1:00 p.m. This training is required for those wanting to take the private applicator exam. Anyone interested in attending this training should contact our office at 903-675-6130 to schedule and to purchase their manuals.
Interested parties will need to visit our office and purchase study materials to include a Private Applicator General manual, the Laws and Regulations manual, and all the handouts needed for the training. A complete set of manuals and worksheets is $40. There is an additional $10 training fee the day of the training. Both are payable with cash or check.
Upon completion of the training, a training verification form as well as an application will be presented to each participant. The participants will complete the application sending it along with the appropriate license fee to the Texas Department of Agriculture. The Texas Department of Agriculture will send a confirmation letter of the received application with an account number. Once this account number is received, the applicant will contact PSI to register and schedule the private applicator exam.