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  • A person wearing pesticide applicator safety gear looking tired and hot after working outside.
    Staying Cool on the Job: How Pesticide Applicators Can Avoid Heat Illness
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  • Crop sprayer spraying pesticides on crops in field
    Integrated Pest Management Guides
    Learn More about Integrated Pest Management Guides
  • yellow fever (Aedes aegypti) mosquito
    Mosquito Control Services Commercial Applicator Permit Information
    Learn More about Mosquito Control Services Commercial Applicator Permit Information
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    Alabama Private Applicator Permit and Training Information
    Learn More about Alabama Private Applicator Permit and Training Information
  • Cottage Food Training- Monroeville/HyFlex
    • Jan 27, 2026
    • 10:00am - 12:00pm
    • 25.00
      • View Event details about Cottage Food Training- Monroeville/HyFlex
  • Cottage Food Law Course Double Springs, AL Winston County
    • Jan 27, 2026
    • 04:00pm - 06:00pm
    • 25.00
      • View Event details about Cottage Food Law Course Double Springs, AL Winston County
  • Vegetable Production Training
    • Jan 27, 2026
    • 05:00pm - 07:30pm
    • Free
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  • 2026 Master Beef Producer Training Series - Pike County
    • Jan 27, 2026
    • 05:30pm - 09:00pm
    • 150.00
      • View Event details about 2026 Master Beef Producer Training Series - Pike County
  • At Home Beekeeping Series
    • Jan 27, 2026
    • 06:30pm - 07:30pm
    • Free
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    2026 Alabama Private Pesticide Applicator Training

    The following is the current list of private applicator training events across Alabama. This list is updated as county Extension offices rep...
    Read More about 2026 Alabama Private Pesticide Applicator Training
  • Stand of Pine Trees

    Forest Pest Control Commercial Permit (FOR)

    This commercial category is for pesticide applicators applying pesticides in forests, forest nurseries, and forest seed-producing areas. Ex...
    Read More about Forest Pest Control Commercial Permit (FOR)
  • An extreme closeup of the eyes of a wasp with an orange background.

    Alabama Restricted Use Pesticide Dealer Course

    The Alabama Restricted Use Pesticide Dealer Course will assist applicants with completing the requirements for their dealers license. Detai...
    Read More about Alabama Restricted Use Pesticide Dealer Course
  • A person wearing pesticide applicator safety gear looking tired and hot after working outside.

    Staying Cool on the Job: How Pesticide Applicators Can Avoid Heat Illness

    Working in pest control during extreme heat poses real risks, making heat illness a constant concern. Staying safe starts with proactive mea...
    Read More about Staying Cool on the Job: How Pesticide Applicators Can Avoid Heat Illness
  • Trees, shrubs, and flowers in an urban landscape.

    Landscape Planter and Setting of Landscape Permit Information (SLP)

    Horticulture professional services licenses are issued to businesses that engage in Setting of Landscape Plants (SLP) and have a certified o...
    Read More about Landscape Planter and Setting of Landscape Permit Information (SLP)
  • backpack sprayer being used in a garden

    Handgun Sprayer Calibration

    Sprayer calibration is an important step when applying pesticides and should not be overlooked. A lot of different sprayers can be used in a...
    Read More about Handgun Sprayer Calibration
  • A boomless tank sprayer used on a farm.

    Boomless Sprayer Calibration

    Sprayer calibration is an important step when applying pesticides and should not be overlooked. A lot of different sprayers can be used in a...
    Read More about Boomless Sprayer Calibration
  • A boom sprayer being used on a farm.

    Boom Sprayer Calibration

    Sprayer calibration is an important step when applying pesticides and should not be overlooked. A lot of different sprayers can be used in a...
    Read More about Boom Sprayer Calibration
  • Crop sprayer spraying pesticides on crops in field

    Integrated Pest Management Guides

    The Alabama Cooperative Extension System creates integrated pest management guides for major row crops; small and stored grains; pastures a...
    Read More about Integrated Pest Management Guides
  • A house being fumigated.

    Fumigation Pest Control Commercial Applicator Permit Information (FC/FB)

    This commercial category is for pesticide applicators using fumigants in one or more rooms in a structure or in the entire structure to cont...
    Read More about Fumigation Pest Control Commercial Applicator Permit Information (FC/FB)
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