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Credit meeting calendar

Other credit sources (New England region, home study, videotapes, etc.)

DATE	PROGRAM	SUITABLE FOR
February 8, 2012 -	Sprayer Clinic. Location: Bluebird Ranch Garage, 1 Blue Bird Drive, Jonesboro, Maine. Sponsored by Hammond Tractor Company. For more information and RSVP (required), contact: Hammond Tractor, 207-453-7131. 5 credits Program information and agenda [PDF]	Ag Plant, Potato, Vegetable, Grain, Forage, Small Fruit, and Blueberry
February 8, 2012 -	Winter Ag School—Potato Pest Management: The 2011 season and implications for 2012 & Controlling Potato/Vegetable Diseases in Storage. Location: St. John Valley Technical Center, 431 US Route 1, Frenchville, Maine. Sponsored by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. For more information, contact: Andrew Plant, aplant@maine.edu, 207-532-6548. 2 credits Agenda [PDF]	Potato and Ag Plant
February 15, 2012 -	Blueberry Grower Meeting. Location: Columbia Falls Elementary School, Columba Falls, Maine. Sponsored by MPG Crop Services. For more information, contact: Steve London, 207-538-6250, or Valerie Wendell, 207-764-8517. 2 credits Meeting agenda [PDF]	Blueberry and Ag Plant
February 15, 2012 -	Winter Ag School—Cull Potato Disposal & Feeding Cull Potatoes to Livestock. Location: St. John Valley Technical Center, 431 US Route 1, Frenchville, Maine. Sponsored by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. For more information, contact: Andrew Plant, aplant@maine.edu, 207-532-6548. 1 credit Agenda [PDF]	Potato and Ag Plant
February 16, 2012 -	Blueberry Grower Meeting. Location: Bangor Motor Inn, Hogan Road, Bangor, Maine. Sponsored by MPG Crop Services. For more information, contact: Steve London, 207-538-6250, or Valerie Wendell, 207-764-8517. 2 credits Meeting agenda [PDF]	Blueberry and Ag Plant
February 22, 2012 -	Winter Ag School—Greenhouse Management, IPM, & Energy Conservation and Alternatives. Location: St. John Valley Technical Center, 431 US Route 1, Frenchville, Maine. Sponsored by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. For more information, contact: Andrew Plant, aplant@maine.edu, 207-532-6548. 1 credit Agenda [PDF]	Greenhouse, Nursery, and Indoor Ornamental
March 8, 2012 -	Maine Vegetable & Fruit School 2012. Location: Seasons Conference Center, 155 Riverside Street, Portland, Maine. More information. Contact: Mark Hutchinson, mhutch@maine.edu, 800-244-2104. 2 credits Complete agenda, contact information, and registration form [PDF]	Ag Plant, Vegetable, and Small Fruit
March 9, 2012 -	Maine Vegetable & Fruit School 2012. Location: Bangor Motor Inn, 701 Hogan Road, Bangor, Maine. More information. Contact: Mark Hutchinson, mhutch@maine.edu, 800-244-2104. 2 credits Complete agenda, contact information, and registration form [PDF]	Ag Plant, Vegetable, and Small Fruit
March 14, 2012 -	Apple Pre-Season IPM Meeting. Location: Highmoor Farm, 52 US. Route 202, Monmouth, Maine. More information. Contact: Pam St. Peter, pamela.stpeter@maine.edu, 207-933-2100. 3 credits Meeting agenda [PDF]	Ag Plant and Orchard Fruit
March 15, 2012 -	Perennial Plant Conference—A Conference for the Professional Horticulturist. Location: Lewis B. Rome Commons, University of Connecticut, Storrs. More information. Contact: Donna Ellis, donna.ellis@uconn.edu, 860-486-6448. 2 credits Conference agenda and registration information [PDF]	Outdoor and Indoor Ornamentals, Nursery, and Greenhouse
Throughout the Year	Food Industry Sanitation Auditors Seminars. Locations all over the US. Information and registration details at: Food Industry Sanitation Auditors or contact Paul Laughlin at 913-782-6399 or info@fisaconsulting.com. Many credits	Food Processing & Fumigation
Throughout the Year	U-Mass Green School, Conferences and Workshop Calendar	Turf, Outdoor & Indoor Ornamental

OTHER CREDIT SOURCES
Home Study	Online & Correspondence Courses approved for recertification
Links to Meetings Approved in Other New England States (Also automatically approved for Maine credits)	New Hampshire http://nh.gov/agric/divisions/pesticide_control/documents/FLIPPINGFILE_019.pdf
	Massachusetts http://www.mass.gov/agr/pesticides/licensing/pace/pace_courses.htm
	Vermont http://www.vermontagriculture.com/ARMES/pestcreditsschedule.htm
	Connecticut http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2710&q=324294 http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2710&q=324272
	Rhode Island http://www.uri.edu/cels/ceoc/ceoc_programs_pat.html
Videotapes	If you cannot attend any of above programs, you can earn up to two credits per recertification period for Private and Commercial Operator Applicators and up to three for Commercial Masters by renting and viewing videotapes. Approved tapes are available from the Penobscot County Soil and Water Conservation District office in Bangor. To earn credit you must request the quiz for recertification when renting the tape; complete the quiz and return it to the Board of Pesticides Control, 28 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0028. You must score at least 80% on the quiz to receive credit. The quizzes are multiple choice and true/false questions. If you watch the entire video, the quiz should be easy to complete. One credit is given for each hour of video tape viewed. To rent the tapes contact the Farm Video Center at Penobscot County SWCD at 207-990-3676 (press #3 after the initial recording to get the SWCD). You can also get more information on their Web site.

For information on recertification meetings and credits, contact Gary Fish at 207-287-2731 or gary.fish@maine.gov.

For information on recertification meetings and credits for potato growers in the Aroostook County, contact UMCE-Presque Isle at 207-760-9IPM or 207-760-9476.