MSU Pesticide Safety Webinar Series: The RUP/CCA Credit Clinic (January 13)

January 13, 2027 10:00AM - 2:00PM

Registration Deadline: January 13, 2027 - 11:45PM

Zoom Webinar


Contact: Safa Alzohairy, Heather Borden, or Emma Schlachter

Webinar Series Overview

Stay current on pesticide safety, environmental stewardship, regulatory updates, and pesticide application best practices through this live webinar series from the Michigan State University Extension Pesticide Safety Education Program.

All participants must register to attend the webinar.

Registration will open soon.

View the program flyer for information on future topics, dates, and available credits.

January 13th, 2027

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM (EST)

This live webinar will be held virtually via Zoom. Today's webinar features four presentations—two in the morning and two in the afternoon—covering the topics listed below.

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Date & Time (EST) Presentation Topic Description RUP Credit Options (Michigan) CCA CEUs (Michigan) RUP Credit Options (Connecticut) RUP Credit Options (Vermont & other NE States)
January 13, 10AM–12PM Compliance with ESA Requirements Expectations of applicators when using pesticides containing new ESA requirements on labels. 10, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2, 2A, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 5A, 5B,
5C, 6, 7A, 7B, 7D, 7E, 7F, 7G, 8, 9, AE, Comm
CORE, Priv CORE, FUM
PM(2 CEU) 3A, 3D, 7A (1 Credit) &
ALL (1 Credit) & Max
Credits: 2
3 Credits: 1A, 2, 3A, 3B, 1, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6 & 2 Credits: 6 & 1 Credit: 1B,
4, 5, 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D, 7E, 7F, 8, 9,
10, 11, 12, 13, 14
Invasive insects on ornamental plants Learn about identifying invasive insects in Michigan and discuss chemical and non-chemical control methods.
January 13, 12PM–2PM Irrigation and Pesticide: Benefits and challengers Irrigation benefits beyond chemigation: water-in /water-up. Irrigation for improved crop resiliency and lower pesticide use. Improving cropping efficiency through irrigation (more crop per pesticide unit applied). 1A, 1B, 1C, 2, 6, Comm CORE, Priv CORE SW(0.5
CEU),
CM(1.5 CEU)
PA, 1A, 3D (1 Credit) &
6 (1 Credit) & Max
Credits: 2
Vegetation Management on Roadways ROW applications.

Program Schedule

Morning Session

  • 9:50 AM: Check-in and brief program introduction.
  • 10 AM: Pre-Knowledge quiz with questions related to the morning presentations.
  • Speakers’ presentations.
  • 11:50 AM: Post-Knowledge quiz with the same Pre-Knowledge quiz questions.

Afternoon Session

  • 12:00 PM: Check-in and brief program introduction.
  • 12:05 PM: Pre-Knowledge quiz with questions related to the afternoon presentations.
  • Speakers’ presentations.
  • 1:50 PM: Post-Knowledge quiz with the same Pre-Knowledge quiz questions.

The Pre-Knowledge and Post-Knowledge quizzes help us measure participants’ knowledge gain and verify engagement and attentiveness during the virtual session.

Registration Information and Fee

Participants who are pesticide applicators seeking Restricted Use Pesticide (RUP) credits and/or Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) seeking Continuing Education Units (CEUs) must register and pay for earning credits.

  • $17 for one session (AM or PM).
  • $30 for both sessions.

Participants who are not seeking credits may attend free of charge.

RUP and CCA CEU Credits

To earn RUP credits or CCA CEUs, participants must be present for the duration of the presentations they are registered for.  Individual participation and attendance will be verified before credits are issued or CEUs code is shared. In addition, RUP credit and CCA CEUs seekers must register and pay the application fee prior to the close of the webinar they are attending. Registration for each webinar closes at 11:45 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the date of the webinar.

RUP Credits are available to applicators from the states of Michigan, Connecticut, Vermont, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont.

CCA CEU’s are available for Michigan Certified Crop Advisers. Reciprocity with other states applies if certified in Michigan.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellation requests must be submitted in writing to Heather at bordenhe@msu.edu at least 2 days before the webinar event. No refunds are available outside of this policy.

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