Pesticide applicator training, sprayer calibration March 3 at Albany County Fairgrounds

Albany County Weed & Pest Control District hosted a "Pesticide Applicator Training" at the Albany County Fairgrounds in Laramie on March 3, 2026, offering a three-hour private applicator session followed by a one-hour sprayer calibration clinic. The private applicator training ran 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and was listed as "Private Applicator Training - Brenna Litynski, Albany County Extension," while the calibration portion ran 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. as "Sprayer Calibration - Lindsay Wheat, Albany County Weed & Pest."

Organizers identified the event as aimed at local private applicators and operators and asked attendees to follow the registration instruction: "Please Call the Weed and Pest office (307-742-4469) with the number planning to attend." The Weed & Pest office hours were published as 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Closed 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.; 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., which overlaps the event start time at 1:00 p.m., a scheduling detail that may have affected in-office RSVP availability at the posted phone number.

The training was presented in partnership with Albany County Extension; Brenna Litynski is identified on the event materials as the Albany County Extension educator presenter, and Lindsay Wheat is listed as Albany County Weed & Pest staff leading the calibration. The event notice also specified that "Light refreshments will be provided." The county Weed & Pest materials published alongside the announcement list related local programs, including a Rock River - WEED MANAGEMENT - AREA SPRAY DAY (Whitetop Spray Day) listed as TBD for 2026, with a sample time of 8:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at the Road and Bridge Shop in Rock River. For Rock River inquiries the page lists Albany County Weed and Pest at 307-742-4469 and the Laramie Rivers Conservation District at 307-721-0072.

The Albany County posting did not specify any fee for the March 3 session or state whether the training awarded continuing education credits or counted toward state applicator certification. For comparison and context, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation fee table available from external sources shows a private applicator fee of $25 for a five-year card and an exam fee of $100, but those NYSDEC figures apply to New York State only and are not presented as Wyoming policy. Cornell Cooperative Extension materials explicitly note that "neither Cornell nor Cornell Cooperative Extension offer exams or do any of the official licensing for pesticide applicators," and University of Illinois PSEP materials note that in Illinois "Testing (free of charge) will be offered following each training workshop" in that state; these items are included here strictly as out-of-state examples of training and testing models.

Albany County Weed & Pest remains the primary local contact for the event and related programs; the office number on the event notice is 307-742-4469 and the county materials serve as the source for the March 3 schedule, presenters, and logistics.