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Upcoming Commercial Applicator Pesticide Recertification Opportunities
Ohio Pesticide Commercial Applicator Recertification
In-Person
January 15, 2026 - Akron (John S. Knight Center) Registration closed.
January 28, 2026- Cincinnati Area (Oasis Conference Center) Registration Closed.
February 11, 2026 - Findlay (Hancock Hotel) - Registration closed - FULL
February 19, 2026- Columbus (NEW LOCATION - Quest Conference Center) Registration closed - FULL NO WALK-INS
WebinarS
Feb 24, 2026 - Ag. and Horticultural Field Crop - registration closed
Feb 26, 2026 - Landscape, Turf and Ornamental - registration closed
March 3, 2026 - Industrial Veg, Natural Areas and Aquatic - registration closed
March 5, 2026 - Structural and Vertebrate Pests - registration closed
February 25, 2026 - Agricultural Fertilizer Recertification* - registration closed
*A webinar is also available to obtain the Agricultural Fertilizer Certificate - see "Other Opportunities"
Self-paced online recertification
Other Opportunities
March 26, 2026. Three-hour webinar to obtain agricultural fertilizer certification - Registration closed
note: Agricultural fertilizer certification is required only if you treat more than 50 acres of crops grown for sale. Not required for lawn and landscape fertilization.
Commercial Pesticide License Requirements
To keep a commercial pesticide applicator license current, applicators must take 5 hours of recertification credit every 3 years. The specific requirements are:
1 hour of Core required
+ 1/2 hour in each category on applicator license required
+ additional time in any category (after completing 1 hour of core and each category requirement)
= 5 hours of time for recertification
Request Recertification Credits for Your Meeting
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Questions?
E-mail your program-related questions to the the Pesticide Safety Education Program, Ohio State University Extension, at: pested@osu.edu or call (614) 292-4070. For registration questions, call Recertification Specialists at 740-293-5598