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Nebraska Pesticide Applicator Testing Sites
For a resident of Nebraska to obtain a new commercial or non-commercial pesticide applicator license, a person needs to do the following:
- Pass a General Standards (core) exam (60 multiple choice questions, 70% passing)
- Pass at least one category exam, tied to the sites or pests you will be controlling
- Complete a license request form
- Pay the appropriate license fee ($90 for a commercial license)
For PRIVATE applicator training dates click here.
For information about Pearson VUE testing click here.
There are no fees associated with taking Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) exams. To prepare for these exams, a person should obtain study manuals through the University of Nebraska Extension at http://pested.unl.edu. A listing and description of categories can be found at: Categories of Commercial and Noncommercial Pesticide Applicators.
UNL Extension also offers Initial Certification training sessions where videos with a review of training highlights may be viewed prior to taking NDA exams. Please note that exams are based off the content of written manuals and NebGuides, not videos.
Once all exams are successfully completed, a billing statement for the license will be issued. An applicator is not considered licensed until all necessary exams are completed and the license fee has been collected and processed.
Licenses expire April 15 of the third year after it is obtained or renewed. Renewal of licenses may be accomplished by:
- Attending an approved continuing education course which includes updates to both General Standards (core) information and category-specific information.
- Complete a license request form
- Pay the appropriate license fee
| Initial Certification Schedule (Click on meeting for more details.) |
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| Date | Meeting | Categories Offered | City | Location |
| 2/4/2020 | UNL Initial Certification Meeting | 00, 01, 04, 05, 08, 08W, 10 | Grand Island | College Park |
| 2/4/2020 | UNL Initial Certification Meeting | 00, 01, 04, 07, 09, 11, 14 | Lincoln | Lancaster County Extension Office |
| 2/4/2020 | UNL Initial Certification Meeting | 00, 01, 04, 05, 07, 08, 08W | Norfolk | Madison County Extension Office |
| 2/11/2020 | UNL Initial Certification Meeting | 00, 01, 03, 05, 09, 14 | North Platte | UNL WCREC |
| 2/11/2020 | UNL Initial Certification Meeting | 00, 03, 04, 06, 07, 09 | Omaha | Douglas County Extension Office |
| 2/11/2020 | UNL Initial Certification Meeting | 00, 01, 04, 09, 11 | Scottsbluff | Panhandle Research and Extension Center |
| 2/25/2020 | UNL Initial Certification Meeting | 00, 01, 04, 08, 08W | Columbus | Platte County Courthouse |
| 2/25/2020 | UNL Initial Certification Meeting | 00, 04, 06, 07, 09, 11, 14 | Grand Island | College Park |
| 2/25/2020 | UNL Initial Certification Meeting | 00, 04, 07, 08, 08W, 09 | Norfolk | Madison County Extension Office |
| 2/25/2020 | UNL Initial Certification Meeting | 00, 04, 05, 07, 08, 08W | Scottsbluff | Panhandle Research and Extension Center |
| 2/27/2020 | Custom Applicator School | 00, 01 | Hastings | Central Community College |
| 2/27/2020 | UNL Initial Certification Meeting | 00, 01, 04, 07, 08, 08W, 10 | Lincoln | Lancaster County Extension Office |
| 2/27/2020 | UNL Initial Certification Meeting | 00, 04, 07, 08, 08W | North Platte | UNL WCREC |
| 2/27/2020 | UNL Initial Certification Meeting | 00, 01, 04, 07, 14 | Scottsbluff | Panhandle Research and Extension Center |
| 3/17/2020 | UNL Initial Certification Meeting | 00, 01, 04, 06, 14 | Beatrice | Gage County Extension Office |
| 3/17/2020 | UNL Initial Certification Meeting | 00, 04, 05, 07, 08, 08W | Lincoln | Lancaster County Extension Office |
| 3/17/2020 | UNL Initial Certification Meeting | 00, 01, 04, 05, 10, 14 | Norfolk | Madison County Extension Office |
| 3/17/2020 | UNL Initial Certification Meeting | 00, 01, 04, 07 | North Platte | UNL WCREC |
| 4/9/2020 | UNL Initial Certification Meeting | 00, 04 | Lincoln | Lancaster County Extension Office |
| 4/9/2020 | UNL Initial Certification Meeting | 00, 01, 04 | North Platte | UNL WCREC |
| 4/9/2020 | UNL Initial Certification Meeting | 00, 04, 07, 08, 08W | Omaha | Douglas County Extension Office |
| 4/9/2020 | UNL Initial Certification Meeting | 00, 04, | Scottsbluff | Panhandle Research and Extension Center |
| 4/16/2020 | UNL Initial Certification Meeting | 00, 04, 08, 08W, 14 | Omaha | Douglas County Extension Office |
| 4/16/2020 | UNL Initial Certification Meeting | 00, 04, 09 | O'Neill | Holt County Courthouse Annex |
| Recertification Schedule (Click on meeting for more details.) |
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| Date | Meeting | Categories Offered | City | Location |
| 1/15/2020 | Crop Protection Clinic | 00, 01 | Mead | UNL ARDC |
| 1/22/2020 | Nebraska Crop Management Conference | 00, 01 | Kearney | Younes Conference Center |
| 1/23/2020 | Nebraska Crop Management Conference | 00, 01 | Kearney | Younes Conference Center |
| 1/28/2020 | Nebraska Agri-Business Expo | 00, 01 | Omaha | Embassy Suites |
| 2/6/2020 | UNL Recertification Meeting | 00, 04, 07, 08, 08W, 09, 10, 14 | Grand Island | College Park |
| 2/6/2020 | UNL Recertification Meeting | 00, 04, 05, 07, 08, 08W, 11 | Lincoln | Lancaster County Extension Office |
| 2/6/2020 | UNL Recertification Meeting | 00, 04, 07, 08, 08W, 09, 11 | Scottsbluff | Panhandle Research and Extension Center |
| 2/12/2020 | UNL Recertification Meeting | 00, 04, 07, 09 | Holdrege | Phelps County Fairground Ag Center |
| 2/12/2020 | UNL Recertification Meeting | 00, 04, 07, 08, 08W | Norfolk | Madison County Extension Office |
| 2/13/2020 | UNL Recertification Meeting | 00, 04, 07, 08, 08W, 10, 11 | Norfolk | Madison County Extension Office |
| 2/13/2020 | UNL Recertification Meeting | 00, 04, 05, 07, 11, 14 | North Platte | UNL WCREC |
| 2/13/2020 | UNL Recertification Meeting | 00, 04, 07, 08, 08W, 09, 11 | Omaha | Douglas County Extension Office |
| 2/13/2020 | UNL Recertification Meeting | 00, 04, 07, 08, 14 | O'Neill | Holt County Courthouse Annex |
| 2/18/2020 | UNL Recertification Meeting | 00, 04, 07, 09, 11 | Beatrice | Gage County Extension Office |
| 2/18/2020 | UNL Recertification Meeting | 00, 01, 04, 05, 07, 08, 08W, 11 | Grand Island | College Park |
| 2/18/2020 | UNL Recertification Meeting | 00, 01, 04, 05, 07, 08, 08W | Norfolk | Madison County Extension Office |
| 2/18/2020 | UNL Recertification Meeting | 00, 01, 04, 07, 09, 10, 14 | North Platte | UNL WCREC |
| 2/20/2020 | UNL Recertification Meeting | 00, 01, 04, 05, 07 | Columbus | Platte County Courthouse |
| 2/20/2020 | UNL Recertification Meeting | 00, 04, 05, 07, 08, 08W, 11 | Lincoln | Lancaster County Extension Office |
| 2/20/2020 | UNL Recertification Meeting | 00, 01, 04, 05, 07, 11, 14 | Scottsbluff | Panhandle Research and Extension Center |
| 2/20-2/21/2020 | Urban Pest Management Conference | 00, 08, 08W, 11 | Lincoln | Graduate Hotel |
| 2/25-2/26/2020 | Nebraska Avation Trades Association | 00, 01, 07, 12 | Kearney | Younes Conference Center |
| 2/27/2020 | Custom Applicator School | 00, 01 | Hastings | Central Community College |
| 3/10/2020 | UNL Recertification Meeting | 00, 04, 07, 11, 14 | Beatrice | Gage County Extension Office |
| 3/10/2020 | UNL Recertification Meeting | 00, 01, 04, 05, 07, 11 | Holdrege | Phelps County Fairground Ag Center |
| 3/10/2020 | UNL Recertification Meeting | 00, 01, 04, 07, 08, 08W, 09, 14 | Norfolk | Madison County Extension Office |
| 3/19/2020 | UNL Recertification Meeting | 00, 01, 04, 07, 09 | Beatrice | Gage County Extension Office |
| 3/19/2020 | UNL Recertification Meeting | 00, 01, 04, 09, 14 | Columbus | Platte County Courthouse |
| 3/19/2020 | UNL Recertification Meeting | 00, 01, 04, 07 | North Platte | UNL WCREC |
| 3/19/2020 | UNL Recertification Meeting | 00, 04, 05, 07, 09, 10, 14 | Omaha | Douglas County Extension Office |
| 3/19/2020 | UNL Recertification Meeting | 00, 01, 04, 05, 07, 09 | O'Neill | Holt County Courthouse Annex |
| 3/24/2020 | UNL Recertification Meeting | 00, 04, 05, 07, 09, 11, 14 | Scottsbluff | Panhandle Research and Extension Center |
| 3/26/2020 | UNL Recertification Meeting | 00, 01, 04, 07, 08, 08W, 11, 14 | Lincoln | Lancaster County Extension Office |
| 3/26/2020 | UNL Recertification Meeting | 00, 04, 07, 08, 08W, 09, 11 | Omaha | Douglas County Extension Office |
| NDA Walk-in "Testing Only" Sessions (Exams must start between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.) |
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| Date | City | Location |
| 4/16/2020 | Grand Island | Hall County Extension Office |
| 4/16/2020 | Lincoln | Lancaster County Extension Office |
| 4/21/2020 | Norfolk | Madison County Extension Office |
| 4/23/2020 | North Platte | WCREC |
| 4/30/2020 | Kearney | Buffalo County Extension Office |
| 4/30/2020 | Lincoln | Lancaster County Extension Office |
| 5/6/2020 | O'Neill | Holt County Courthouse Annex |
| 5/7/2020 | Omaha | Douglas County Extension Office |
| 5/7/2020 | Scottsbluff | Panhandle REC |
| 5/14/2020 | Holdrege | Phelps County Extension Office |
| 5/14/2020 | Lincoln | Lancaster County Extension Office |
| 5/14/2020 | Norfolk | Madison County Extension Office |
| 5/21/2020 | Omaha | Douglas County Extension Office |
| 5/21/2020 | Sidney | WNCC Room 167 |
| 5/28/2020 | Lincoln | Lancaster County Extension Office |
| 5/28/2020 | McCook | Red Willow County Fairgrounds |
| 6/2/2020 | O'Neill | Holt County Courthouse Annex |
| 6/4/2020 | Chadron | Dawes County Extension |
| 6/4/2020 | Omaha | Douglas County Extension Office |
| 6/11/2020 | Grand Island | Hall County Extension Office |
| 6/11/2020 | Lincoln | Lancaster County Extension Office |
| 6/16/2020 | Norfolk | Madison County Extension Office |
| 6/18/2020 | Omaha | Douglas County Extension Office |
| 6/18/2020 | Valentine | Cherry County Extension Office |
| 6/25/2020 | Kearney | Buffalo County Extension Office |
| 6/25/2020 | Lincoln | Lancaster County Extension Office |
| 7/2/2020 | Omaha | Douglas County Extension Office |
| 7/2/2020 | North Platte | WCREC |
| 7/9/2020 | Holdrege | Phelps County Extension Office |
| 7/9/2020 | Lincoln | Lancaster County Extension Office |
| 7/16/2020 | Scottsbluff | Panhandle REC |
| 7/21/2020 | Norfolk | Madison County Extension Office |
| 7/23/2020 | Lincoln | Lancaster County Extension Office |
| 7/30/2020 | McCook | Red Willow County Fairgrounds |
| 7/30/2020 | Sidney | WNCC Room 167 |
| 8/6/2020 | Lincoln | Lancaster County Extension Office |
| 8/6/2020 | Omaha | Douglas County Extension Office |
| 8/18/2020 | Norfolk | Madison County Extension Office |
| 8/13/2020 | Chadron | Dawes County Extension |
| 8/13/2020 | Grand Island | Hall County Extension Office |
| 8/20/2020 | Lincoln | Lancaster County Extension Office |
| 8/26/2020 | Valentine | Cherry County Extension Office |
| 8/27/2020 | Kearney | Buffalo County Extension Office |
| 9/3/2020 | Omaha | Douglas County Extension Office |
| 9/9/2020 | North Platte | WCREC |
| 9/10/2020 | Holdrege | Phelps County Extension Office |
| 9/10/2020 | Lincoln | Lancaster County Extension Office |
| 9/22/2020 | Norfolk | Madison County Extension Office |
| 9/23/2020 | Scottsbluff | Panhandle REC |
| 10/1/2020 | Grand Island | Hall County Extension Office |
| 10/1/2020 | Omaha | Douglas County Extension Office |
| 10/7/2020 | Sidney | WNCC Room 167 |
| 10/8/2020 | Lincoln | Lancaster County Extension Office |
| 10/21/2020 | Chadron | Dawes County Extension |
| 10/22/2020 | Kearney | Buffalo County Extension Office |
| 10/22/2020 | Norfolk | Madison County Extension Office |
| 10/29/2020 | Lincoln | Lancaster County Extension Office |
| 11/5/2020 | Omaha | Douglas County Extension Office |
| 11/5/2020 | Holdrege | Phelps County Extension Office |
| 11/5/2020 | Valentine | Cherry County Extension Office |
| 11/19/2020 | Grand Island | Hall County Extension Office |
| 11/19/2020 | Lincoln | Lancaster County Extension Office |
| 11/19/2020 | North Platte | WCREC |
| 12/3/2020 | Omaha | Douglas County Extension Office |
| 12/3/2020 | Scottsbluff | Panhandle REC |
| 12/10/2020 | Holdrege | Phelps County Extension Office |
| 12/10/2020 | Lincoln | Lancaster County Extension Office |
| 12/17/2020 | Sidney | WNCC Room 167 |
