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10 CapitalPress.com November 3, 2017 Register online for forklift certification training CORE from Page 9 Wednesday, Nov. 15 Meetings Pennington Seed Growers Breakfast, by invitation 3-5 p.m. Growing Olives and Pro- ducing Extra Virgin Olive Oil in Oregon. An informational ses- sion by Bogdan Caceu, ex- ecutive director of Olive Growers of Oregon, about all aspects of growing ol- ives and producing pre- mium olive oil in Oregon. Also featured is the new OSU olive research project by Neil Bell, OSU Exten- sion community horticul- turist, and Victoria Binning, OSU Extension agriculture program coordinator. Fol- lowed by Q&A session with Caceu, Bell and Binning. No preregistration required. Training 1-3 p.m. Forklift Certification Training (advance registra- tion required online). In- cludes classroom, workbook, written knowledge check verification and a scheduled practical driving evaluation immediately following. Proof of successful completion of course, knowledge check and practical driving evaluation provided within seven days. Program and equipment pro- vided/donated by Papé Ma- terial Handling and Overton Safety Training. Class size is limited to 50 people. Advance registration online at www. wvaexpo.com. This class is free with paid admission. 10:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. CPR/AED/Standard First Aid Training (advance regis- tration required at http://wva- expo.com/classes/) CPR — Cardiopulmonary as well as care for electri- cal shock, conscious chok- ing, bleeding wounds, and bone/joint injury. Training will culminate with skills practice and testing. Certi- fication awarded upon com- pletion. Cost: $30 for CPR/AED/ First Aid Training; $15 for First Aid Training only Thursday, Nov. 16 Thinkstock.com Forklift Certification Training is scheduled from 1 to 3 p.m. Nov. 15. Class size is limited to 50 people. Resuscitation: Participants will review and practice emergency procedures that prepare responders to act in breathing and cardiac re- WVAg17-1/106 lated emergency situations with adults and children (ages 12 and older). There will be demonstrations and practices to develop proper technique for chest com- pressions as well as tech- niques when dealing with unconscious choking situa- tions in adults and children. AED — Automated Ex- ternal Defibrillator: Train- ing will offer device tech info, preparation, and op- eration. Participants will be trained on how to use the AED for adult and pediatric victims. 1:30-2:45 p.m. Standard First Aid: Par- ticipants will review skills to recognize and respond to sudden illness such as dia- betic emergencies, seizures, stroke and allergic reaction Training 10:30-12:30 p.m. Practical Sprayer Cali- bration — Andy Steinkamp (2 CORE credits). No regis- tration required. Course description: This course will cover the impor- tance of sprayer calibration, sprayer calibration meth- ods and dry bait calibra- tion methods. It will cover step-by-step examples using basic math. There will be a best practices discussion and time for questions. The course will include discuss- ing use of sprayer control- lers and monitors but it will not cover specific controller brands and operations. Speaker biography: Steinkamp is a location manager for Valley Agro- nomics in Donald, Ore. He graduated from the Univer- sity of Idaho with degrees in ag systems management and ag business. He has worked in the ag retail industry for the last 10 years. He was raised on a fami- ly farm near Gervais where he first worked with spray- ers in cane berries and on- WVAg17-1/109 ions. He has been involved in all areas of application over his years as a grower, applicator, manager and in sales. He holds an Oregon commercial applicator’s license. 1:30-2:30 p.m. Worker Protection Stan- dards Update — Janet Ful- tus (1 CORE credit). No registration required. 2:30-3:30 p.m. Going Soft on Pollina- tors and Hard on Pests — Andony Melathopoulos (1 CORE credit) No registra- tion required. Course description: There is concern about the impact of pesticides on pol- linating insects, and new state and federal regulations around pesticide use and pollinators. This session will have an easy-to-apply set of rules to help attendees judge how to apply pesticides with min- imal impact to pollinators. Attendees will leave this session being able to judge the risk of a pesticide treat- ment to pollinators from in- formation on the pesticide label and using publication PNW 591, “How to Re- duce Bee Poisoning from Pesticides,” as well as the accompanying free mobile app and take practical steps for reducing this risk, while still keeping pests under control. Speaker biography: Melathopoulos is an assis- tant professor of pollinator health extension in the De- partment of Horticulture at Oregon State University. He has over 15 years of experience working with commercial beekeepers and growers to develop solutions for keeping bees healthy and crop yields high. Since 2016 he has been leading OSU’s efforts to de- sign, implement and evaluate a statewide pollinator health program.
