Middle Tennessee Landscape Management Short Course Contact:
Mitchell Mote
This multi-county program is aimed at professionals in the lawn care and landscape business. Generally held annually in January, the course offers certified HLT applicators the opportunity to earn up to 10 recertification points over a two day period as well as receive education and training related to their field. A team of Extension Agents from six middle Tennessee counties is responsible for planning, promoting and conducting this annual program.
Rutherford County Commercial Horticulture Workshops Contact:
Mitchell Mote
This annual event aimed at professionals in the lawn care and landscape business has traditionally been held in the January/ February time frame. In 2010, a session in August was added to compliment the February session. The purpose of these workshops is to provide certified HLT applicators opportunities for continuing education as well as mandatory recertification points. Contact
Mitchell Mote for class schedule.
FREE!! One point in Cat 3, 7, 10, 12.
Accurate and Safe Pesticide Use - March 17, 2020 - 11am to noon.
Bring your lunch and eat and learn!
Commercial Pesticide Applicators
The Registration Review
The Department also has a monthly pesticide newsletter, "The Registration Review," which is available by subscription for $12 per year. It features newly registered pesticides, pertinent label changes, a listing of new chartered firms, upcoming meetings approved for recertification points, and other information. To obtain an order form, please call 615-837-5340.
(when you open your ID number, the CEU's required to maintain your certification will be on that page)
Need Training?
When that page opens, in the center of the page will be a column titled Training Dates and within the column you’ll see headings labeled Certification Training on various dates. Click on the Certification Training link for the date you are interested in and a window will open describing the training, start and end time, etc.
You can also register for initial certification training in various categories, order study materials, etc. from this site. Spend some time looking around at what is available on the site.
Pesticide Disposal:
If you have questions or have pesticides for disposal, contact:
Richard Strickland
Groundwater Protection Coordinator
Tennessee Department of Agriculture
(615) 837-5523 / richard.strickland@tn.gov