pitchcare TRAINING & education


pitchcare TRAINING & education


The Royal Agricultural College ARE YOUR CROP AND PESTICIDE SKILLS UP TO DATE? WHY DO YOU NEED TRAINING?


The law says that contractors who apply agricultural pescides commercially, and all operators born aer 31 December 1964, are required to have a cerficate of competence before using pescides.


People born before this date can use pescides under ‘grandfather rights’ – but using chemicals without training is not a good idea, and assurance schemes oen require all operators to have undergone training and regular updang.


The Pescides Safety Directorate has recently changed its regulaons, and the Rural Skills Centre has altered its courses accordingly. For example, it will shortly become illegal to use pescides containing sulphuric acid and sodium chlorate. The changes were made to protect the environment. In addion, the EU Themac Strategy for Pescides has replaced some parts of the Pescide Direcve 91/414/EEC, although discussions between the Brish government and the EU parliament are sll on going. You can find the latest informaon on the website www.pescides.gov.uk.


Our basic pescide courses are divided into theory and praccal, like a driving test. PA1 covers safety procedures, the use and storage of pescides, keeping records and disposal of pescide containers. The PA2A course will train you in the use of a


tractor-mounted field crop sprayer and includes safe driving pracce, seng applicaon rate and maintenance.


These courses lead to a Naonal Proficency Tests Council Cerficate of Competence, as do some of our other pescide courses such as PA4A; granule applicaon.


In addion we offer agronomy (growing crops) courses; BASIS crop protecon, plant protecon and soil and water management and a Ferliser Advisors Cerficaon and Training Scheme course.


TOP TIPS ON … CROPS AND PESTICIDES


• All operators of granule applicaon equipment require training by law.


• Anyone who wishes to give advice on the use of agro-chemicals commercially must complete the BASIS Cerficate in Crop Protecon.


• Has your crop sprayer stopped working? Our courses will help with fault finding.


A full list of our courses is available on our website: hp://www.rac.ac.uk/?_id=3868


Sparsholt Summer Shows


If you missed the Sparsholt Countryside Day in May then don’t worry there are lots of other opportunies to speak to staff at other shows over the summer. The Sparsholt exhibion trailer will be out at lots of local shows over the next few months. Please come and speak to the staff with queries or pick up course informaon if you see us at any of the shows listed below:


Alton Show Sunday 5th July


Queen Elizabeth Country Park Show Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th July


The CLA Game Fair at Belvoir Castle Friday 24th to Sunday 26th July


The New Forest and Hampshire County Show Tuesday 28th to Thursday 30th July


For more informaon about our bespoke courses for groups,or for training for individuals, contact Chrisne Johnson, Pitchcare Training Coordinator,


chris@pitchcare.com


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