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WALLA WALLA COUNTY—WSU and UI Extension are hosting a FREE “Last Chance” Pesticide Recertification Credit Program on Friday, December 10th, 2021, from 8:45 am to 3:00 pm. Individuals can participate either online via Zoom or in-person at the Clarkston Campus of Walla Walla Community College in Clarkston. Note that there is no charge to participate in the program. Five Washington and Oregon, and four Idaho recertification credits have been applied for.

Topics for the program include:

Invasive and Noxious Weed Management Obligations and Strategies for Landowners by Doug Finkelnberg, UI Nez Perce County Extension.

Management of Pulse Crop Diseases in the Pacific Northwest by Dr. Lyndon Porter, WSU Prosser.

Identification and Management of Insect Pest in Legumes, Wheat and Canola by Dale Whaley, WSU Douglas County Extension

Asian Giant Hornets and Cereal Aphids by Dr. Arash Rashed, University of Idaho Entomologist.

Identification and Management of Winter Wheat Diseases by Dr. Tim Murray, WSU Plant Pathologist.

There are 2 ways to participate:

Participate virtually using Zoom. The Zoom link for all 5 presentations is:https://wsu.zoom.us/j/93979992050. No pre-registration is required. Registration is required at 8:45 a.m. on the day of the program- sign in on the Zoom link for registration.

You may also participate in person at the Clarkston Campus of Walla Walla Community College, located at 1470 Bridge Street in Clarkston, WA. We will be meeting in the Lecture Hall. Face masks are required. No food allowed. No pre-registration is required.

For additional questions or information, please contact Debbie Williams at the WSU Walla Walla County Extension Office at 509-524-2685, dmoberg@wsu.edu.