{"id":3729,"date":"2023-06-02T10:27:33","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T15:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fyi.extension.wisc.edu\/pat\/?page_id=3729"},"modified":"2025-11-03T11:46:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T17:46:58","slug":"university-of-wisconsin-pesticide-applicator-training","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fyi.extension.wisc.edu\/pat\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Wisconsin Pesticide Applicator Training"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The University of Wisconsin Pesticide Applicator Training (PAT) Program provides educational materials for the purpose of pesticide applicator certification in Wisconsin.<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Before you go on, find out if you are a Private or Commercial Applicator. <\/strong>
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You are a Private Applicator if . . .<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You use a pesticide to produce an agricultural commodity AND<\/strong> you apply those pesticides on land you or your employer owns or controls. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If BOTH of these are true, click Private Applicator in the menu above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are a Commercial Applicator if . . . <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You don’t fit the definition of Private Applicator above. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If this is the case, click Commercial Applicator in the menu above.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Pesticide Applicator Training News<\/h4>\n
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Sign Up for 2026 Landscape Pesticide Registry by February 1st, 2026\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n

Sign Up for 2026 Landscape Pesticide Registry by February 1st, 2026\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

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Explore 2025 Highlights for Wisconsin Pesticide Training<\/a><\/div>\n

Explore 2025 Highlights for Wisconsin Pesticide Training<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

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Are You Certified to Apply Pesticides in 2026?<\/a><\/div>\n

Are You Certified to Apply Pesticides in 2026?<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

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Restricted Use Pesticides<\/a><\/div>

Restricted Use Pesticides<\/a><\/h3>

Only certified pesticide applicators can purchase and use restricted use pesticides (RUPs) in Wisconsin. Do you know how to identify a RUP?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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UW PAT Program Numbers for the 2024 Training Season<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The UW PAT Program’s training numbers from the 2024 Fiscal season. July 1st 2023 to July 1st 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Cancelation of Dicamba Over the Top of XTend\u00ae Soybean<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection sent out a reminder of this use cancelation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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