Any person who applies fertilizers or pesticides through irrigation water must be certified. For applicator certification, producers must attend a training session and pass a written exam. Sessions will be held:
| January 4 | 9:00 am MT | Keith County Fairgrounds, Ogallala, NE |
| January 11 | 1:00 pm MT | Perkins County Fairgrounds, Grant,NE |
| February 23 | 10:00 am CT | Stapleton Courthouse, Stapleton, NE |
| March 1 | 1:00 pm CT | WCREC, North Platte, NE |
| April 5 | 1:00 pm CT | WCREC, North Platte, NE |
| May 3 | 1:00 pm CT | WCREC, North Platte, NE |