June 26, 2008

  • Sorenstam named USGA ambassador
  • Family Golf Month features Vince Gill, Amy Grant
  • Woodward to headline fall Golf Inc. conference
  • Can water education for green industry trickle down to consumers?
  • Q&A: Meet the new boss -- GCSAA’s new CEO sits down with GCM
  • What’s your water footprint?
  • Hydrology and water quality from managed turf
  • Welcome to Interlachen
  • GCSAA's easy riders
  • Oregon the beautiful
  • Insomniacs and young people
  • Where the green grass grows
  • 2009 Education Conference Web site launches
  • Farm Bill provides opportunities for turfgrass
  • Rain Bird announces winner of 2008 IUOW scholarship
  • Tee-2-Green’s tours educate turf students
  • Club Car supports golf and community
  • Smart partnership advances water efficiency
  • Outdoor power and turf equipment program goes online
  • Syngenta upgrades GreenCast
  • Standard Golf introduces log and branch tee markers
  • Bri-Mar offers new fold-down dump trailers
  • Aloft insecticide gets California registration
  • Cover-All announces new Gemini buildings
  • GCSAA Class A superintendent Matthew J. Rostal is hosting the U.S. Women's Open
  • GCSAA Class A superintendent Philip D. Owen, CGCS, is hosting the Buick Open
  • GCSAA director of golf maintenance Gene Contino is hosting the Commerce Bank Championship
  • GCSAA Class A superintendent Christopher Lecour and GCSAA superintendent member Bert McFadden are hosting the Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic
  • Hoolehan gets OGCSA Distinguished Service Award
  • Superintendents in the news
  • Eight awarded GGCSA Legacy Scholarship
  • Donahue joins Phoenix as northeast sales manager
  • NGF announces board appointments
  • Upcoming events in the world of golf course management
 

Events

July 8 – Missouri Turf and Ornamental Field Day, University of Missouri South Farms Center. Contact Missouri Turfgrass and Ornamental Council, 573-529-9857, info@MoTOC.org

July 14 – Ohio Turfgrass Foundation Regional Seminar – Summer Turf Problems and Solutions for Where you Live, Work and Play, Sylvania (Ohio) Country Club. Contact the Ohio Turfgrass Foundation, 888-683-3445, http://www.ohioturfgrass.org

July 15 – Midwest Regional Turf Field Day, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. Contact the Midwest Regional Turf Foundation, 765-494-8039, http://www.mrtf.org

July 16 – Field Day Classic, Jewell (Iowa) G&CC. Contact the Iowa GCSA, 800-605-0420, http://www.iowagcsa.org

July 17 – Iowa Turfgrass Field Day, Iowa State University Turfgrass Research Station, Ames. Contact the Iowa GCSA, 800-605-0420, http://www.iowagcsa.org

July 20-22 – Texas Turfgrass Association’s Summer Conference, Moody Gardens Hotel, Galveston. Contact the Texas Turfgrass Association, 800-830-8873, http://www.texasturf.com

July 22 – Turfgrass Identification and Selection Workshop, University of Massachusetts, Amherst campus. Contact the UMass Extension office, 508-892-0382, http://www.umassturf.org

July 22 – Wisconsin Turfgrass Association Summer Field Day, O.J. Noer Turfgrass Research and Education Facility, Verona, Wis. 53593. Contact 608-845-6536, mailto:ajander2@wisc.edu

July 23 – Advanced Turfgrass Irrigation Water Quality: Assessment and Management, Colonial Country Club, Deerfield, Canton, Miss. Contact http://www.gcsaa.org/education/education.aspx

July 23 – Massachusetts Nursery and Landscape Association’s Summer Conference and Trade Show, Crane Estates, Ipswich. Contact the Massachusetts Nursery and Landscape Association, http://www.mnla.com

July 23-24 – 2008 Cornell University Landscape Horticulture Short Course, Cornell University Campus, Ithaca N.Y., http://www.nysta.org

July 24-25 Certified Treecare Safety Professional Workshop and certification exam, St. Louis, Missouri, advance coursework required http://www.tcia.org

July 29-31 – Penn Atlantic Nursery Trade Show, Atlantic City, N.J. Contact the Pennsylvania Landscape & Nursery Association, http://www.plna.com

July 30 – Weed Identification Workshop – Broadleaf Weeds, Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Mass. Contact the UMass Extension Landscape/Nursery/Urban Forestry Program, http://www.umassgreeninfo.org

July 31 – UMass Turf Open House, UMass Joseph Troll Turf Research Center, South Deerfield. Contact the UMass Extension office, 508-892-0382, http://www.umassturf.org

July 31 – Miami Valley GCSA’s Bunker Boot Camp, Miami Valley GC, Dayton, Ohio. Contact the Miami Valley GCSA, 937-294-6842, http://www.miamivalleygolf.org

Aug. 5 – Clemson University Turfgrass Field Day, Madren Center, Clemson, S.C. Contact the Carolinas GCSA, 800-476-4272, http://www.cgcsa.org

Aug. 6 – Weed Identification Workshop – Broadleaf Weeds, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Contact the UMass Extension Landscape/Nursery/Urban Forestry Program, 413-545-2685, http://www.umassgreeninfo.org

Aug. 6-7 – 2008 Penn State Field Days, Valentine Research Center, Penn State, University Park, Pa. Contact the Penn State Turfgrass Management program, http://turfgrassmanagement.psu.edu

Aug. 6-10 – 2008 GCBAA Summer Meeting,
The Ritz-Carlton, Dearborn, Mich. Contact http://www.gcbaa.org/summer_meeting.php

Aug. 13 – Ohio State University/Ohio Turfgrass Foundation’s Research Field Day, Ohio Turfgrass Foundation Research & Education Facility, Ohio State University, Columbus. Contact the Ohio Turfgrass Foundation, 888-683-3445, http://www.ohioturfgrass.org

Aug. 13 – North Carolina State University Turfgrass Field Day, Sandhills Research Station, Jackson Springs. Contact the Carolinas GCSA, 800-476-4272, http://www.cgcsa.org

Aug. 14-17 – Texas Nursery and Landscape Association’s 2008 Nursery/Landscape Expo, George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston. Contact the Texas Nursery and Landscape Association, http://www.nurserylandscapeexpo.org

Aug. 19-21 – 2008 Independent Garden Center Show, Navy Pier, Chicago. Visit the IGC Show, http://www.igcshow.com

Aug. 20-21 – Certified Treecare Safety Professional Workshop and certification exam, San Jose, Calif. Contact the Tree Care Industry Association, 800-733-2622, http://www.tcia.org

Aug. 27 – Weed Identification Workshop – Grassy Weeds, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Contact the UMass Extension Landscape/Nursery/Urban Forestry Program, 413-545-2685, http://www.umassgreeninfo.org

Sept. 9 – Michigan Green Industry Association’s Snow Management Conference & Expo, Rock Financial Showplace, Novi. Contact the Michigan Green Industry Association, http://www.landscape.org

To learn if you can receive education points for any of these programs, visit the GCSAA External Education Listings.

We want to know about your conference in advance. To submit an entry for Conferences, please send your information five to six months before you’d like to see it published. We run conference information for two months in NewsWeekly and three months in GCM. Send a contact name if all details are not final. Contact GCM, Attention: ComingUp, 1421 Research Park Drive, Lawrence, KS 66049-3859; fax 785-832-3665, mailto:ddevictor@gcsaa.org.

story separator