Programs

2003 Calendar
Updated: April 26, 2004

**Click Here To Go To Most Current Listing**
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 Click Here for agenda (Need Adobe Acrobat)	Missoula	6	406.829.4219
9/12/2003 District 1	2003150	Pesticide Applicator Recertificaiton Training Click Here for agenda (Need Adobe Acrobat)	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 Private Applicator Certification Handbook as some material on the exam is not covered in the training session. 582-3280 for more info. Pre-registration by November 10, 2003
11/19/03 District 2	9 am - 1130 pm Program Number 2003170am. Pest Management/Pesticide Certification. Townsend 3 private applicator credits. 12:30 pm-4:30 pm Program Number 2003170pm. Pest Management/Pesticide Certification. Townsend 3 private applicator credits. Initial certification exam offered but it is highly suggested that initial applicators read the Montana Private Applicator Certification Handbook as some material on the exam is not covered in the training session. 266-9242 for more info. Pre-registration by November 10, 2003
11/19/03 District 4	Program Number 2003173. Pesticide Recertification - Malta Library, Phillips County, 5-6:30 2 private applicator credits. For recertification of a private applicator license. 654.2543 for more info.
11/20/03 District 4	Program Number 2003174. Pesticide Recertification - Saco School Library, Phillips County, 5-6:30 2 private applicator credits. For recertification of a private applicator license. 654.2543 for more info.
11/20/03 District 2	9 am - 1130 pm Program Number 2003171am. Pest Management/Pesticide Certification. Helena 3 private applicator credits. 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm Program Number 2003171pm. Pest Management/Pesticide Certification. Helena 3 private applicator credits. Initial certification exam offered but it is highly suggested that initial applicators read the Montana Private Applicator Certification Handbook as some material on the exam is not covered in the training session. 447-8346 for more info. Pre-registration by November 10, 2003
12/3/2003 District 4	Private Program: 2003178. Pro-Coop Crop Production Meeting - Peerless. Starts at 11:30 at Dutch Henry's. Learn about new hybrid seed, the production of alternative crops and how they work in a crop rotation system. 2 Private Credits Call 228-6240 for more info
12/8-11/2003 District 4 & 5	Private Program: 2003177. Sugar Beet Seminars. Many Locations. Go to the following website for more information: http://www.montana.edu/commserv/csnews/nwview.php?article=1384 3 PRIVATE CREDITS 3 Commercial/Governmental credits in following categories: Ag Plant Pest, Demo & Research, SEED TREATMENT, Dealer (Commercial Program# 03-128)
12/9/2003 District 5	Private Program: 2003179. Initial Private Applicator Training. Night 1 of 3 2 Private Credits for recertification Call 538.3919 or 538.7611 for more info
12/16/2003 District 5	Private Program: 2003180. Initial Private Applicator Training. Night 2 of 3 2 Private Credits for recertification Call 538.3919 or 538.7611 for more info
12/18/2003 District 5	Private Program: 2003181. Initial Private Applicator Training. Night 3 of 3 2 Private Credits for recertification Call 538.3919 or 538.7611 for more info
12/22/2003 District 3	8:45-4:30 pm. Program Number 2003176, Pesticide Applicator Training - Havre. 6 PRIVATE applicator Credits. Call 265-4453 for more info.
END