The Confronting Cropping Challenges (CCC) is a Nebraska Extension program focused on the current and emerging cropping issues that impacted the northeastern area of the state during the 2024 growing season. This program is also intended to help producers make decisions for 2025. After the CCC, producers have the option to recertify their Private Pesticide Applicator License for those licenses expiring in 2025. This is the eighth year for the program, and responses from previous years have been very positive.

This year, the program will be offered in four locations across northeast Nebraska in December. The CCC is a 2.5-hour program starting at 1 p.m. central time. To receive Private Pesticide Applicator Recertification Training, attendees will need to participate from 3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. central time as well. 

Locations and Dates:  

• Tuesday, Dec. 3 at the Eastern Nebraska Research Extension and Education Center near Mead
• Wednesday, Dec. 4 in Leigh at the Colfax County Fairgrounds — 4-H Building 
• Wednesday, Dec. 10 in Randolph at the City Auditorium 
• Thursday, Dec. 12 in Neligh at the Antelope County Fair Grounds — Event Center

If you need to renew your private pesticide applicator license in 2025, please attend the whole program. Even though this training is being offered in 2024, you will not lose a year of certification on your license. Please note that this training will only offer recertification of private pesticide licenses. Those needing initial training will need to attend one of the other training courses offered in early 2025.  

The cost for the program is $10 if you are only attending the CCC program. If you are being recertified for your Private Pesticide Applicator License, the cost will be $70. The additional $60 is the same as you would pay to be recertified at a traditional private pesticide applicator training.  

For those attending either in Randolph or Neligh, in addition to the CCC program, there will be an opportunity to attend a workshop to learn how to better utilize manure nutrients to “$ave Money and Resist Stress”. This workshop will discuss how much manure to use as well as ways that manure can build your soil to help resist drought and excessive precipitation. The manure workshop will cost $25 and includes a meal. In Randolph, the manure workshop will follow the CCC program, and in Neligh, the morning will start with the manure program and be followed by CCC. Due to the meal, pre-registration is required for the manure workshop. 

Pre-registration for all programs is available online.

For more information, contact your local Nebraska Extension office.

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