The University of Georgia (UGA) Pesticide Safety Program is now offering updated private pesticide applicator training in both English and Spanish. Applicators seeking a private pesticide license can now complete the training in their preferred language.
This updated training is part of UGA’s continued support for all producers and agriculture professionals, says Tim Coolong, associate professor in the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
“Spanish-speaking workers on farms in Georgia can take the test in Spanish now. It took a few years of work, and it was in response to grower requests,” Coolong said. “Let’s say you work for a farm and speak Spanish or maybe you’re an H-2A worker and don’t speak English, you still want those workers to be applying those products safely. It was something where in the past, this wasn’t available. But if you think about it, the guys on most of the really big farms that are actually doing the spraying, many of them may be Spanish speaking.”
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