{"id":6302,"date":"2025-10-01T14:53:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T21:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/wam\/?p=6302"},"modified":"2026-02-04T12:50:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T20:50:55","slug":"meeting-to-discuss-upcoming-changes-to-wsda-applicator-licenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/wam\/2025\/10\/01\/meeting-to-discuss-upcoming-changes-to-wsda-applicator-licenses\/","title":{"rendered":"Meeting to Discuss Upcoming Changes to WSDA Applicator Licenses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Beginning in 2026, WSDA is updating pesticide licensing rules. <a href=\"http:\/\/Meeting to Discuss Upcoming Changes to WSDA Applicator Licenses\">These changes were outlined in this article back in April.<\/a> With this change, the requirements for licensees will change. To help farm managers and applicators navigate this change, WSU and WSDA will host an hour-long Zoom meeting where people can ask questions to WSDA staff. Come ready to discuss specific questions that you may have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We ask that you register for this event so we know what to expect in terms of attendance. WSDA has requested that we gather license data so that they can understand what type of questions may arise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When: <\/strong>Friday, November 14, 2025, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who:<\/strong> Licensed pesticide applicators, farm managers, and farm owners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">var 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