Nebraska chemigation license

Farmers planning to chemigate during the growing season must renew chemigation permits by June 1 to meet state deadline requirements, according to LENRD Water Resources Coordinator, Josh Schnitzler. Chemigation is the application of any chemical, fertilizer or pesticide through an irrigation system.

To legally chemigate in Nebraska, an operator must be certified to apply chemicals and obtain a chemigation permit from their local NRD. An irrigation system that has not been renewed prior to the June 1 deadline cannot apply chemicals through the system until a new permit is obtained.

Applicants must have a certified applicator's signature on the application form. Schnitzler stated, "In order to be certified, a person must complete a chemigation safety course and pass an exam once every four years. Irrigation systems meeting chemigation law standards will then be allowed to operate after two working days of application. About half way down the page are the written instructions you can print for navigation or there are also video instructions to help with navigation.

You must complete the video verifications for Chapter before the Final Chemigation exam will open. NDEE will then issue your Chemigation license by mail. Contact: Julie Jacobs, Non-commercial applicators are certified in one of 14 categories in the same manner as commercial applicators. There is no fee for non-commercial applicator licenses. Tests are facilitated by the NDA.

Details regarding upcoming testing dates and locations are outlined on this web site at Certification Testing Dates. The NDA has developed certain policies concerning the certification exams and the testing sessions it sponsors. For a listing of these policies select Certification Testing Policies. Training materials for the exams are provided by the University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension and are available online at the Pesticide Education Resources web site.

In addition to training materials, the University of Nebraska also provides valuable training opportunities which are traditionally held during the months of January and February. Commercial pesticide applicator certification must be renewed every three years. Renewal of commercial applicator certification may be done by either retesting or by attending a University of Nebraska commercial applicator training program for your category.

Licensed applicators of restricted-use pesticides are required to keep records of these applications. Records must be maintained for three years.

Produce Safety Produce Safety Program. Learn more about NDA's Laboratories. Quality Assurance Quality Assurance. Online Payments. For example, certifications issued in will expire on January 1, Training for Initial and Recertifying Chemigators- the online training program covers all of the information presented at the in-person training events and uses the same test. It consists of a series of modules which contain text, video clips and calculators to provide chemigators with the necessary information to employ chemigation in an effective, efficient and environmentally safe manner while safeguarding farm workers involved in chemigation.

In order to complete your training, you need to study each chapter and complete any activity related to that module. Please Note: You must complete all video verfications for each Chapter before the option to take the Chemigation test will appear. Proceed to Nebraska Chemigation Training. A list of Nebraska certified applicators and the year their certifications will expire can be found on the NDEE website by selecting the 'Focus on Water', then clicking on Chemigation Applicator List.

For more information about Chemigation requirements in your area contact your local NRD.