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Credit meeting calendar

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

DATE	PROGRAM	SUITABLE FOR
July 29, 2008 -	Tree Fruit Tour. Location: Highmoor Farm, Monmouth, Maine; 9 am - 3:30 pm. Visits to new Honeycrisp and Snowsweet plantings, with discussion on tree training. Also new and antique apple varieties, new variety trial of Japanese plums, current apple pest management problems, and more. For more information, contact Renae Moran, 207-933-2100, ext 105; rmoran@umext.maine.edu. 1 credit	Orchard Fruit and Ag Plant
August 12, 2008 -	2008 Summer Turfgrass Field Day. Location: University of Maine Rogers Farm, Stillwater, Maine. For Maine lawn care professionals who want to learn low-maintenance methods to manage lawns and sports turf. Sponsored by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Board of Pesticides Control. For more information, contact: Lois Stack, 207-581-2949, e-mail lstack@umext.maine.edu. 3 credits Complete workshop brochure and agenda	Turf
August 15, 2008 -	Maine Farm Days—Workshops for Pesticide Credit. Location: Misty Meadows Farm, Hill Road, Clinton, Maine. For more information, including details on a Pre-Farm Days exercise (1 credit), go to http://www.extension.umaine.edu/events/pesticidecredit08.htm 1 credit each workshop	All
August 26, 2008 - August 27, 2008	American Institute of Baking/Food Industry Sanitation Auditors Recertification Seminar. Embassy Suites Hotel at Kansas City Airport. For information, contact Paul Laughlin, 800-477-4432. 7 credits	General Pest Control and Food Processing & Fumigation
Throughout 2008	The Industrial Fumigant Company Seminars. Locations all over the US. Information and registration details at: The Industrial Fumigant Company or contact Paul Laughlin at 800-477-4432 or customerservice@indfumco.com. Many credits	Food Processing & Fumigation
Throughout 2008	U-Mass Green School, Conferences and Workshop Calendar	Turf, Outdoor & Indoor Ornamental
Home Study	Online & Correspondence Courses approved for recertification	All

OTHER CREDIT SOURCES
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/conted/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 No site available
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.