The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS), working with the office of Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, is providing regulatory relief to help pesticide applicators get certified for the 2020 growing season. 

The changes are designed to address certification issues after IDALS and its testing partners were forced to cancel several in-person testing sessions because of COVID-19 social distancing guidelines.

Instead of in-person training, individuals seeking a new commercial pesticide applicator ...