The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources are having a two-hour confinement site manure applicator workshop. This workshop is to maintain or renew confinement site manure applicator certification. The Washington County workshop will be offered on February 16th at 1:30 pm at the Washington County Extension Office. Pre-Registration is required. The workshop serves as initial certification for applicators that are not currently certified, recertification for those renewing licenses, and as continuing education for applicators in their second or third year of their license. Operators must be certified to handle, transport, and apply manure if the confinement livestock operation has more than a 500-animal unit capacity unless the manure is applied by a commercial manure applicator. The certification fee is $100 for a three-year certificate. This fee is paid when applicators initially get certified and then every three years when they re-certify to apply manure. Confinement site applicators must also pay an annual education fee of $25. All fees and application forms must be sent to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to complete certification requirements. Applicators are encouraged to complete certification requirements annually prior to March 1 to meet certification deadlines. If you have any questions regarding this workshop or certification, contact the Washington County Extension and Outreach Office. You can find a link for this workshop with this news story at KCIIradio.com.