2003 Calendar
Updated: April 26, 2004
 

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Program Date Program Id Program Title Location Private Credits Program Contact
1/3/2003 2003007 Cabin Fever Initial Pesticide Certification Hill 6 406 265-5481x233
1/6/2003 2003006 Cabin Fever Farm Applicator Recertification Hill 6 406 265-5481x233
1/7/2003 2003002 Crop and Pest Management School (Jan 7, 8 & 9) Gallatin 6 406 994 5690
1/7/2003 2003047 Pesticide Recertification For Ranchers Beach ND 3 406.7962.486
1/7/2003 2003003 PAT - Missoula Round 1 Missoula 3 406 829-4219
1/8/2003 2003010 No Till Conference - Indianapolis, Indiana Indiana 3 262.782.4480
1/8/2003 2003050 Woodside Pesticide Training Round 1 Ravalli 3 406.375.6245
1/9/2003 2003050 Woodside Pesticide Training Round 2  Ravalli 3 406.375.6245
1/9/2003 2003004 PAT Missoula Round 2 Missoula   406 829-4219
1/9/2003 2003019 Western Ag Expo - West Nile - Thurs AM Beaverhead 1 406.683.2842
1/9/2003 2003021 Western Ag Expo - Thurs PM West Nile Beaverhead 1 406.683.2842
1/9/2003 2003022 Western Ag Expo - Thurs Weeds Beaverhead 1 406.683.2842
1/9/2003 2003020 Western Ag Expo - Thurs Range Beaverhead 1 406.683.2842
1/10/2003 2003004 PAT - Missoula Missoula 3 406 829-4219
1/10/2003 2003024 Western Ag Expo - Friday Range Beaverhead 1 406.683.2842
1/10/2003 2003026 Western Ag Expo - Friday Endangered Species PM Beaverhead 1 406.683.2842
1/10/2003 2003011 Strategies For Managing Weeds and Sawflies Hill 5 406.265.5481x233
1/10/2003 2003023 Western Ag Expo - Friday Endangered Species Beaverhead 1 406.683.2842
1/10/2003 2003025 Western Ag Expo - Friday Weeds Beaverhead 1 406.683.2842
1/11/2003 2003005 PAT - Missoula Missoula 6 406 829-4219
1/12-14/2003 2003055 2003 Tri State Mint Convention  Spokane WA 3 406.752.3224
1/13/2003 2003013 Golden Triangle Cropping Seminar - Chester Liberty 3 406.434.5351
1/13/2003 2003012 Golden Triangle Cropping Seminar - Ft Benton Chouteau 3 406.434.5351
1/13/2003 2003008 2003 MT/WY Sugar Beet Symposium - Billings Yellowstone 3 406.256.2828
1/14/2003 2003015 Golden Triangle Cropping Seminar - Cut Bank Glacier 3 406.434.5351
1/14/2003 2003014 Golden Triangle Cropping Seminar - Shelby Toole 3 406.434.5351
1/14/2003 2003009 2003 MT/WY Sugar Beet Symposium - Billings Yellowstone 3 406.256.2828
1/14/2003 2003046 Private Applicator Initial Certification - Hardin Big Horn 6 406.665.9770
1/15-16/2003 2003060 Montana Weed Control Association Annual Meeting Silver Bow 3 406.994.6749
1/15/2003 2003017 Golden Triangle Cropping Seminar - Choteau Teton 3 406.434.5351
1/15/2003 2003016 Golden Triangle Cropping Seminar - Conrad Pondera 3 406.434.5351
1/16/2003 2003018 Golden Triangle Cropping Seminar - Great Falls Cascade 3 406.434.5351
1/21/2003 2003048 Heartland Seed Grower Meeting -Lewistown Fergus 3 406.423.5600
1/23/2003 2003063 Montana Winter Fair - Precision Application of Pesticides Fergus 2 406.538-3919
1/28/2003 2003056 Dawson County Weed Seminar Dawson 6 406.377.4277
2/4/2003 2003066 Kochia Management Workshop - Great Falls Cascade 3 406.454-6980
2/4/2003 2003061 Kochia Management Workshop - Fort Benton Chouteau 3 406. 622.3751
2/5/2003 2003062 Kochia Management Workshop - Dutton Teton 3 406.622.3751
2/7/2003 2003069 Kernaghans Chemical Meeting Great Falls 2 406.452.9505
2/10/2003 2003067 Range Management: Ideas for Success Broadus 2 406.436.2424
2/10/2003 2003027 NE MT Winter Series - Glasgow Valley 2 406.228.8221
2/11/2003 2003029 NE MT Winter Series - Scobey Daniels 2 406.487.2861
2/11/2003 2003028 NE MT Winter Series - Wolf Point Roosevelt 2 406.787.5312
2/12/2003 2003031 NE MT Winter Series - Culbertson Roosevelt 2 406.787.5312
2/12/2003 2003030 NE MT Winter Series - Plentywood Sheridan 2 406.765.3406
2/13/2003 2003032 NE MT Winter Series - Sidney Richland 2 406.433.1206
2/13/2003 2003033 NE MT Winter Series - Circle McCone 2 406.485.2605
2/13/2003 2003073 Montana Alfalfa Seed Meeting Billings 3 306.348.2009
2/17/2003 2003070 NGS Production Training - Stanford Stanford 3 curther@ttc-cmc.net
2/17/2003 2003079 Montana Mint Growers Meeting and Cenex Annual Meeting  Kalispell 2 406.752.3223
2/18/2003 2003071 NGS Production Training - Denton Denton 3 curther@ttc-cmc.net
2/18/2003 2003072 NGS Production Training - Winifred Winifred 3 curther@ttc-cmc.net
2/19/2003 2003082 Mondak Pulse Days - Williston ND Williston 3  
2/19/2003 2003074 Mountain View Agronomy Meeting - Fort Benton
EOC Bomb Shelter, 9 am - 1 pm
Fort Benton 3  
2/19/2003 2003075 Mountain View Agronomy Meeting - Great Falls
Heritage Inn, Paris Room, 2-6 pm
Great Falls 3  
2/19/2003 2003080 Grain Storage - Shelby Shelby 2 406.434.5351
2/19/2003 2003081 Grain Storage - Cut Bank Cut Bank 2 406.434.5351
2/20/2003 2003076 Mountain View Agronomy Meeting - Brady
Community Hall, 12 - 4 pm
Brady 3  
2/20/2003 2003077 Mountain View Agronomy Meeting - Dutton
Methodist Church, 6 - 10 pm
Dutton 3  
2/20/2003 2003068 Taylor Aviation Annual Grower Meeting Ft Benton 5 406.622.5460
2/22/2003 2003064 Pesticide Applicator Training - Whitehall. Recertification only - not for initial certification Whitehall 6 406.287.3282
2/25/2003 2003049 Walking Fields and Talking Pesticides-Beach ND Beach, ND 3 406.796.2486
3/1/2003 2003065 Pesticide Applicator Training - Whitehall. Recertification only - not for initial certification Montana City 6 406.287.3282
3/4/2003 2003083 Moore Chemical Meeting Moore 2 406.374.2555
3/4/2003 2003052 2003 Crop School - Twin Bridges Madison 2 406.287.3282
3/5/2003 2003053 2003 Crop School - Three Forks Gallatin 2 406.582.3280
3/7/2003 2003078 Madison County Weed Training - Ennis Ennis 5 406.287.3282
3/6/2003 2003054 2003 Crop School - Harrison Madison 2 406.287.3282
3/12/2003 2003084 Moore Chemical Meeting Stanford 2 406.374.2555
3/12/2003 2003034 Master Invasive Plant Management Program -Missoula Missoula 2 406.829.4219
3/13/2003 2003085 Moore Chemical Meeting Judith Gap 2 406.374.2555
3/13/2003 2003086 Moore Chemical Meeting Hobson 2 406.374.2555
3/19/2003 2003035 Master Invasive Plant Management Program -Missoula Missoula 0 406.829.4219
3/25/2003 2003086 Private Applicator Training - Initial Plains 6 406.827.6934
3/25/2003 2003094 Initial Pesticide Applicator Training - Session 1 Lewistown 2 406.538.3919
3/26/2003 2003036 Master Invasive Plant Management Program -Missoula Missoula 2 406.829.4219
3/26/2003 2003087 Private Applicator Training - Initial Libby 6 406.296.9019
3/26/2003 2003112 Brockton Grower Meetingq Brockton 2  
3/26/2003 2003090 Improving Range Performance By Increasing Forage Production Ekalaka 3 406.778.7110
3/26/2003 2003091 Improving Range Performance By Increasing Forage Production Baker   406.778.7110
3/27/2003 2003095 Initial Pesticide Applicator Training - Session 2 Lewistown 2 406.538.3919
3/27/2003 2003092 Improving Range Performance By Increasing Forage Production Broadus   406.778.7110
3/27/2003 2003088 Private Applicator Training - Initial Ronan 6 406.676.4271
4/1/2003 2003096 Initial Pesticide Applicator Training - Session 3 Lewistown 2 406.538.3919
4/2/2003 2003037 Master Invasive Plant Management Program -Missoula Missoula 2 406.829.4219
4/8/2003 2003097 Range Management For Successful Weed Control - Lima Fire Hall Lima
1 pm
3 406-683-3785
406-388-7600
4/8/2003 2003098 Range Management For Successful Weed Control Dillon 4-H Building Dillon
7 pm
3 406-683-3785
406-388-7600
4/8/2003 2003104 Noxious Weed Control Update - Garfield County Old Grade School Building Jordan 2 406-557-2770
4/9/2003 2003099 Range Management For Successful Weed Control - Wise River Fire Hall Wise River
3 pm
3 406-683-3785
406-388-7600
4/9/2003 2003038 Master Invasive Plant Management Program -Missoula Missoula 2 406.829.4219
4/16/2003 2003039 Master Invasive Plant Management Program -Missoula Missoula 2 406.829.4219
4/18/2003 2003111 Ground Squirrel and Gopher Control S. of Boulder 4  
4/19/2003 2003103 Initial PAT - Superior Superior 6  
4/23/2003 2003040 Master Invasive Plant Management Program -Missoula Missoula 2 406.829.4219
4/23/2003 2003100 Mineral County Pesticide Mini-Seminar 1
Mineral County Extension Office
Superior
7 pm
2 406-822-3543
4/24/2003 2003113 Initial Pesticide Training Blaine Co. 6  
4/26/2003 2003041 Invasive Plant Field Tour Missoula 2 406.829.4219
4/26/2003 2003109 Pocket Gopher Control With Monte Silver Bow 2  
4/26/2003 2003110 Ground Squirrel Control With Monte Silver Bow 2  
4/29/2003 2003101 Mineral County Pesticide Mini-Seminar 2
Mineral County Extension Office
Superior
7 pm
2 406-822-3543
4/29/2003 2003105 Initial Pesticide Training - Ennis Ennis 6  
4/29/2003 2003107 Rodent Control With Monte Bridger 2  
4/29/2003 2003108 Spring Range Weed Program Big Timber 3  
4/30/2003 2003042 Master Invasive Plant Management- Missoula Missoula 2 406.829.4219
5/1/2003 2003102 Mineral County Pesticide Mini-Seminar 3
Mineral County Extension Office
Superior
7 pm
2 406-822-3543
5/3/2003 2003043 Invasive Plant Management Field Trip Missoula 2 406.829.4219
5/3/2003 2003116 Initial Pesticide Applicator Training Butte 6  
5/7/2003 2003044 Master Invasive Plant Management -Missoula Missoula 2 406.829.4219
5/10/2003 2003045 Master Invasive Plant Management Field Trip Missoula 2 406.829.4219
5/13/2003 2003114 Fallon County Spray Day Baker 2 406.778.7110
5/14/2003 2003115 Carter County Spray Day Ekalaka 2 406.778.7110
5/17/2003 2003117 Weed Fair  Livingston 3 406.222.4156
5/21/2003 2003001 Producer Session - Initial Private Applicator Training Lewis & Clark 6 406 447-8346
5/21/2003 2003057 Land Stewardship Session---1 to 5 pm Lewis & Clark 4 406 447-8346
5/21/2003 2003058 Land Stewardship Session----7 to 9 pm Lewis & Clark 2 406 447-8346
5/21/2003 2003059 Initial Private Applicator Training---1 to 9 pm Lewis & Clark 6 406 447-8346
5/21/2003 2003123 Western Area Annual Combined Crew Training Plains 6 406.822.3547
5/23/2003 2003126 Range Management For Successful Weed Control Harlowton 3 406.580.1027
5/28/2003 2003124 Granite County Pesticide Applicator Training Drummond 6 406.859.3304
5/29/2003 2003125 Rodent Control Options - Butch Matovich Ranch 50 mi. N of Malta 3 406.654.2543
6/2/2003 2003128 2003 Eastern Montana Crew Training - Day 1 Forsyth 4 406.346.7608
6/2/2003 2003121 SW Montana Weed Crew Training - Day 1
4-H Building, Beaverhead County Fairgrounds 
Dillon 3 406. 683.2842
6/3/2003 2003129 2003 Eastern Montana Crew Training - Day 2 Forsyth 4 406.346.7608
6/3/2003 2003122 SW Montana Weed Crew Training - Day 2
4-H Building, Beaverhead County Fairgrounds
Dillon 3 406. 683.2842
6/4/2003 2003136 Proper Pesticide Application Park County 3 406.222.4156
6/4/2003 2003138 Grower Meeting  Outlook 2 406.765.3406
6/7/2003 2003127 Applying Pesticides Properly  Divide 4 406.497.6245
6/9/2003 2003137 Proper Pesticide Application Park County 3 406.222.4156
6/19/2003 2003140 Leafy Spurge Management Tour Grass Range 2 406.538.3919/7611
6/20/2003 2003139 Salt Cedar Awareness - Sundheim Park Fairview 2 406.433.1206
6/24/2003 2003130 Cercospora Workshop - noon- Hotel Albert Fairview 2 406.994.5161
6/24/2003 2003131 Cercospora Workshop - 6 pm - Elks Club Sidney 2 406.994.5161
6/24/2003 2003120 Valley County Weed Tour Valley Co. 4 406.228.8221x 41
6/25/2003 2003132 Cercospora Workshop - noon - City Park Terry 2 406.994.5161
6/25/2003 2003133 Cercospora Workshop - 6 pm - City Park Hysham 2 406.994.5161
6/25/2003 2003118 Marias River Basin Weed/Float Tour Toole Co. 3 406.434.5351
6/26/2003 2003119 Froid Research Tours - 7 miles south of Froid and 7 miles north of Culbertson on HWY 16 Froid 3 406.787.5232
6/26/2003 2003134 Cercospora Workshop - noon - Cenex Coop Hardin 2 406.994.5161
6/26/2003 2003135 Cercospora Workshop - 6 pm - Southern Ag Research Station Huntley 2 406.994.5161
7/1/2003 2003144 Swift Dam Spray Daze Swift Dam, Teton Co. 4 406.271.4053
7/12/2003 2003146 Weed Whacker Rodeo. Sun Canyon, West of Augusta Teton Co. 1 406.466.2491
7/14/2003 2003145 Mountain View Canola Daze Pondera Co. 3 406.271.4053
7/17/2003 2003143 Swank Field Day N. of Poplar 1 406.787.5312
7/23/2003 2003142 Eastern Ag Experiment Station Field Day Sidney 2 406.433.1206
7/24/2003 2003147 Tri-County Weed Tour - Where Wibaux, Fallon and Prairie Counties come together. Rand Tunby Ranch 3 406.778.7110
7/25/2003 2003141 Daniels County 2003 Field Tour Scobey 2 406.487.2861
8/9/2003 2003148 Wilsall Weed Education Day - Wilsall Fire Department - 10 am Wilsall 4 406.222.4156
9/3/2003 2003161 Kochia/Russian thistle management  Fort Benton 3  
9/3/2003 2003162 Kochia/Russian thistle management  Havre 3  
9/3/2003
District 2
Program Number 2003153. Farm Applicator Workshop -Bethany Hall in Sheridan. 8:15 - 4:00 pm. 6 recertification credits. An initial session for people wanting to get their private applicator license for the first time. Six recertification credits are also available. Agenda items include: All about your private applicator license; Pesticide laws; requirements for keeping records; pesticides in the environment; reading and understanding pesticide labels; pesticide safety; sprayer calibration; weed identification. 406.287.3282 for more information
9/3/2003
District 5
Program Number 2003152. Leafy Spurge Management Tour. N Bar Ranch headquarters
2 private applicator credits. 
35 miles SW of Grass Range; 19 miles west of Hwy 87 on Flat Willow Creek Road Agenda:  2:00pm  Welcome and Opening Remarks - Dave Workman, N Bar Ranch; 2:15pm  Integrated management/control of leafy spurge - Dave Phillips, MSU Extension Agent, Fergus County; 2:45pm  "Plateau" and Leafy Spurge - Ron Honea, BASF Corporation, and representatives of Helena Chemical; 3:30pm  Tour sites on the N Bar Ranch where Plateau has been applied in the last two years; 4:30pm  Final Questions and Adjourn. 406.538.3919 for more information
9/3/2003
District 2
Program Number 2003154. Farm Applicator Workshop - School House in Pony. 8:15 - 4:00 pm. 
6 private applicator  credits.
An initial session for people wanting to get their private applicator license for the first time. Six recertification credits are also available. Agenda items include: All about your private applicator license; Pesticide laws; requirements for keeping records; pesticides in the environment; reading and understanding pesticide labels; pesticide safety; sprayer calibration; weed identification. 406.287.3282 for more information
9/4/2003
District 2
Program Number 2003155. Farm Applicator Workshop - New Fire Hall - Ennis. 8:15 - 4:00 pm. 
6 private applicator credits.
An initial session for people wanting to get their private applicator license for the first time. Six recertification credits are also available. Agenda items include: All about your private applicator license; Pesticide laws; requirements for keeping records; pesticides in the environment; reading and understanding pesticide labels; pesticide safety; sprayer calibration; weed identification. 406.287.3282 for more information
9/4/2003 2003163 Kochia/Russian thistle management  Shelby 3  
9/4/2003 2003164 Kochia/Russian thistle management  Great Falls 3  
9/5/2003 2003165 Kochia/Russian thistle management  Dutton 3  
9/11/2003
District 1
2003149 Pesticide Applicator Recertification Training
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Missoula 6 406.829.4219
9/12/2003
District 1
2003150 Pesticide Applicator Recertificaiton Training
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Missoula 6 406.829.4219
9/17/2003
District 5
Program Number 2003160.  Judith Basin Range Tour -  3 private applicator credits.  For recertification of a private applicator license. Range tour leaves Stanford Courthouse at 12:30 PM; travels to Art Kirby, Ranch, near Raynesford for inspection of Leafy Spurge herbicide treatment site; then travels to Steve Hedstrom Ranch near Raynesford for inspection of range health monitoring site; then travels to Strand Ranch near Geyser for two-hour tour of ranch to look at range health sites, winter and summer grazing sites, range plant and weed populations, flood irrigation practices.

12:30 - leave Stanford as group
1:15 PM - Art Kirby Ranch for Plateau herbicide treatment of Leafy Spurge
   speakers are Shawn Erickson, Agronomist, Moore Farmers Oil; Ron Honea, BASF.
2:15 PM - Steve Hedstrom Ranch, range monitoring inspection
   speaker is Rick Caquelin, NRCS District Conservationist
3:30 PM - Arrive Strand Ranch for Ranch Tour
   Speaker is Dr. Jeff Mosley;  topics are range plant physiology, grazing management and weed control, grazing timing, Undaunted Stewardship Land Certification Program.

 406.566.2211 for more info.
10/7/03
District 1
Program Number 2003156.  Pesticide Applicator Recertification/Pest Management Training - Hamilton Senior Center, Hamilton, MT. 9- 5 pm. 6 private applicator credits.  For recertification of a private applicator license.  406.375.6343 for more info. Click here for agenda
10/8/2003
District 1
Program Number 2003157. Pest Management Training 2003 - Lincoln county - Eureka fairgrounds. 6 private applicator credits.  For recertification of a private applicator license.  406.296.9019 for more info. Click here for agenda
10/9/2003
District 1
Program Number 2003158. Pest Management Training 2003 - Lake County - Ronan Community Center. 6 private applicator credits.  For recertification of a private applicator license.  406.676.4271 for more info. Click here for agenda
10/10/03
District 1
Program Number 2003159. Pest Management Training 2003 - Sanders County - Plains Grange Hall. 6 private applicator credits.  For recertification of a private applicator license. 406.827.6934 for more info. Click here for agenda
10/22/2003
District 5
Program Number 2003175 - Department of Agriculture REcertification - Billings - 6 private credits
10/24/03
District 1
Program Number 2003166. Mt. Sentinel Weed Fest. Sprayer Calibration, weed ID, Safe mixing and handling of pesticides. 
3 private applicator credits.  For recertification of a private applicator license. 243.6642 for more info. 
11/18/03
District 4
Program Number 2003172. Pesticide Recertification - Whitewater High School Phillips County, 5-6:30 
2 private applicator credits.  For recertification of a private applicator license. 654.2543 for more info. 
11/18/03
District 2
9 am - 1130 pm Program Number 2003169am. Pest Management/Pesticide Certification. Bozeman 
3 private applicator credits.  

12:30 pm - 4:30 pm Program Number 2003169pm. Pest Management/Pesticide Certification. Bozeman 
3 private applicator credits.  

Initial certification exam offered but it is highly suggested that initial applicators read the Montana Privat