spraying course

pat73

Neighbour was telling me today that having a course done to spray has been scrapped.He said that there was no sales of sprays due to not many having the course done.I didnt hear any thing about it any where ,but id be thinking that it couldnt be true.I havent the course done my self yet so it would be welcome news if was true.It might have been pub talk.Just wondering has any one heard that story

rangler1

pat73 wrote: »

Neighbour was telling me today that having a course done to spray has been scrapped.He said that there was no sales of sprays due to not many having the course done.I didnt hear any thing about it any where ,but id be thinking that it couldnt be true.I havent the course done my self yet so it would be welcome news if was true.It might have been pub talk.Just wondering has any one heard that story

Did mine friday...nothing about it then anyway, unlikely to be scrapped

darragh_haven

Therr has been huge uptake of farmers doing the spraying course. Long wainting list to get on a coursr in my local coop. Id say it probably pub talk... but I've been wrong before.

ganmo

Haven't heard anythin about them dropping it

croot

pat73 wrote: »

Neighbour was telling me today that having a course done to spray has been scrapped.He said that there was no sales of sprays due to not many having the course done.I didnt hear any thing about it any where ,but id be thinking that it couldnt be true.I havent the course done my self yet so it would be welcome news if was true.It might have been pub talk.Just wondering has any one heard that story

I doubt it. One of the main points they were driving home at the course I did was safely handling and using chemicals. The fact that sales are down is probably a good thing because up to now people were pissing about and using them incorrectly (me included).

pat73

I was thinking as much.Any one know of any any courses being held in the Limerick region?



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Jaysus Christ

I got green cert in 08 which covered me for it and to this day I can't remember doing a sprayer module.

As for scrapping it, not a chance. Look at the money it's spinning. This is a slippery slope now that the FRS is involved. Next will be slurry, then cattle handling. List is endless.

Unchopped

Does the distance green course cover for spraying.

Longford Leader

Unchopped wrote: »

Does the distance green course cover for spraying.

I think they only do the knapsack module.

viztopia

Longford Leader wrote: »

I think they only do the knapsack module.

Where would you be able to check this out?

50HX

viztopia wrote: »

Where would you be able to check this out?

http://www.teagasc.ie/training/courses/pesticide-training.asp

click on the past student query form half way down , download, complete, scan and email to teagasc and they can check for you

Hasmunch

Distance green cert course doesn't cover you for sprayer course. It covers theory section only, you need to do the practical part using the sprayer seperatly.

Longford Leader

Hasmunch wrote: »

Distance green cert course doesn't cover you for sprayer course. It covers theory section only, you need to do the practical part using the sprayer seperatly.

Was speaking to my neighbors son today. He is doing the distance Green Cert with Teagasc in Roscommon.

He said the pesticide module only covers knapsack and you do both theory and practical for the knapsack and he will be qualified to use a knapsack to spray once he is finished the green cert.

The boom sprayer module is only done with the full time green cert course.

Unchopped

I done the distance course in 2015 in mullingar. We done both knapsack and boom theory and practical. Was kinda hoping that would cover it. The FRS done that part of the course with us.