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Department of Agriculture, Weights & Measures

2026 Annual Certified Private Applicator (Grower) Workshop

Date: December 03, 2026

Time: 8:00 - 11:35 a.m.

Address:

Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building
1351 Maple Avenue, Santa Rosa

Cost: $21 pre-registration (by 11/30) | $28 day of (on site)

Registration Required: Yes

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Pre-Registration Fee: $21 per person
Pre-registration is open from November 1 - November 30, 2026. 

To pre-register, please complete the registration form. The completed registration form and payment (cash or check) may be mailed or brought to our office.

Payment must be received by  Monday, November 30, 2026 by 4:00 pm to receive pre-registration rate. 

Sonoma County Department of Agriculture/Weights & Measures
Attn: Grower Workshop
133 Aviation Boulevard, Suite 110
Santa Rosa, CA 95403

Office Hours:
Monday – Friday
8:00 am – 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
After hours drop box available.

On-site Registration Fee: $28 per person
Register the day of the workshop at the door (cash or check only).
Registration begins at 8:00 am

Agenda

Two and a half hours of continuing education (CE) units have been approved by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) (1.5 hours Laws & Regulations and 1 hour Other)

8:00 am – 8:30 am

Registration

Lobby

8:30 am – 8:35 am

Introduction

Pierpaolo Aymar
Deputy Agricultural Commissioner
Sonoma County Department of Agriculture

8:35 am – 8:45 am

Department of Agriculture - Update

Andrew Smith 
Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights & Measures
Sonoma County Department of Agriculture

8:45 am – 9:15 am
0.5 hour “Laws & Regulations”

Pesticide Use Records & Use Report Submittal

Delaney Boyd
Agricultural Inspector
Sonoma County Department of Agriculture

9:15 am – 9:45 am
0.5 hour “Laws & Regulations”

Application Specific Information Display Compliance

Elena Chavez
Senior Agricultural Inspector
Sonoma County Department of Agriculture

9:45 am – 10:00 am

Break

10:00 am – 10:30 am
0.5 hour “Laws & Regulations”

Pesticide Drift

Alexander Nguyen
Deputy Agricultural Commissioner Sonoma County Department of Agriculture

10:30 am – 11:15 am
1 hour “Other"

GWSS--Burchell/Texas Incident, 
Biology/Pierce's Disease

Collene Boe 
Senior Agricultural Inspector
Sonoma County Department of Agriculture

Cindy Kron, PhD
North Coast Area IPM Advisor
University of California Cooperative Extension

11:15 am - 11:30 am

VESCO Updates

Andy Casarez
Agriculture & Vineyard Conservation Coordinator
County Department of Agriculture

11:30 am – 11:35 am

Closing Comments

Pierpaolo Aymar
Deputy Agricultural Commissioner
Sonoma County Department of Agriculture