2025 MID-ATLANTIC CROP MANAGEMENT SCHOOL
VIRTUAL LEARNING
The 2025 Mid-Atlantic Crop Management School will be held at the Princess Royale in Ocean City, MD on November 18-20, 2025.
Register at:
https://psla.umd.edu/extension/md-crops
http://go.umd.edu/25crop
SOUTHERN MARYLAND CROPS DINNER
The Southern Maryland Agents would like to invite everyone to join with our university specialists to have your questions answered about crop production and pest control at the Southern MD Crops Dinner on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 4:00 to 8:30 p.m. location to be determined.
Attendance at this conference will satisfy the requirement for the Private Pesticide Applicator Recertification & Nutrient Applicator Voucher. Registration details will be available soon.
URBAN FARMING VEGETABLE AND FRUIT
PRODUCTION MEETING
Make plans to attend one of the Urban Farming Vegetable and Fruit Production IPM Workshop PAT/NM Recertification, Thursday, December 18, 2025, from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at the Anne Arundel County Extension Office. The workshops will explore advanced fruit and vegetable production practices focusing on sustainability, food security and integrated pest management tactics. This meeting will provide Private Applicator Recertification & Nutrient Applicator Voucher Recertification.
Click HERE for more information and registration.
PRIVATE PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CERTIFICATION
TRAINING AND EXAM
If you have allowed your Private Pesticide Applicator Certification to expire or are a new applicant, then you are invited to attend the Private Pesticide Applicator Certification Training and Examination.
It’s a two-step process:
Step 1: A Private Applicator Certification Training will be conducted at the Anne Arundel Extension Office from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 13, 2026.
Step 2: A Private Pesticide Applicator Exam will be given at the Anne Arundel Extension Office from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
Registration is required.
Click HERE for information and registration.
URBAN FARMING VEGETABLE AND FRUIT
PRODUCTION MEETING
Make plans to attend one of the Urban Farming Vegetable and Fruit Production IPM Workshop PAT/NM Recertification, Tuesday, March 10, 2026, from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at the Anne Arundel County Extension Office. The workshops will explore advanced fruit and vegetable production practices focusing on sustainability, food security and integrated pest management tactics. This meeting will provide Private Applicator Recertification & Nutrient Applicator Voucher Recertification.
Click HERE for more information and registration.
ONLINE PRIVATE PESTICIDE RECERTIFICATION TRAINING
If you would like the opportunity to learn from home, yet still be engaged, then be sure to enroll in this Live Online Private Pesticide Recertification Training, scheduled for from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 2, 2026. The session will focus on pesticide use and related topics for all field crops, fruits and vegetables. This ZOOM recertification session will be live via the internet directly from the University of Maryland. This meeting will provide Private Applicator Recertification & Nutrient Applicator Voucher Recertification.
Registration is required by March 31st in order to receive ZOOM login instructions.
Click HERE for information and registration.
ONLINE NUTRIENT APPLICATOR VOUCHER
RECERTIFICATION TRAINING
If you would like the opportunity to learn from home, yet still be engaged, then be sure to enroll in the Live Online Nutrient Applicator Voucher Recertification Training, scheduled for from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, April 9, 2026. This session will focus on fertility and production related topics for all field crops, fruits and vegetables. This ZOOM recertification session will be live via the internet directly from the University of Maryland. This meeting will provide Private Applicator Recertification & Nutrient Applicator Voucher Recertification .
Registration by April 7th is required in order to receive ZOOM login instructions.
Click HERE for information and registration.