Mar. 6, 2008

  • March Green Links features bird habitat
  • Rounds down slightly in January
  • MLB turf managers renovate Phoenix high school field

  • A wrong kind of diversity?
  • GCSAA honors certified superintendents
  • Inside your game
  • On the GCM blog

  • PBI/Gordon becomes GCSAA Silver Partner
  • Toro and Flowtronex enter sales and marketing alliance
  • Jacobsen dealer network expands

  • John Deere Golf launches Terraincut mowers
  • Club Car introduces Precedent i2 with Excel
  • KMB Technologies introduces polymer-coated urea
  • BASF launches online training for Trinity users
  • Kraken aquatic herbicide joins Phoenix product line
  • Cub Cadet has new turf application equipment
  • Florida approves reduced buffer zone for Curfew
  • DuPont plans to launch Acelepryn insecticide

  • Ron Benedict, GCSAA superintendent, is hosting the Toshiba Classic
  • Ryan Stewart, GCSAA superintendent, is hosting the PODS Championship
  • NYSTA elects 2008 officers and directors
  • Superintendents in the news

  • Architect Ted Robinson dies at 84
  • Lebanon Seaboard hires Heegard
  • Profile adds Gauthier to technical service tea
  • Agrotain expands sales and marketing staff

  • Upcoming events in the world of golf course management
 

Events

March 6-7 – Professional Grounds Management Society’s Regional Grounds Management Seminar & Site Visitation, Dallas. Contact Professional Grounds Management Society, http://www.pgms.org/2008regionaltexas.htm

March 10-11 – USGA Regional Conference and Golf Outing, Charlotte Marriott Executive Park & Golf Club at Ballantyne Resort, Charlotte, N.C. Contact the Carolinas Golf Course Superintendent Association, http://www.cgcsa.org

Mar. 13 – GCSAA Webcast: Excel: Chart & Graph Development to Enhance Your Budget. Contact GCSAA Education, 800-472-7878, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx

March 17 –Successful Project Management, Hudson Holiday Inn, Hudson, OH., Click here.

March 17 – ID, Biology and Current Control of Poa trivialis, GCSAA Education 800-472-7878, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx

March 18 – Strategies and Products for Managing Insects in the Landscape, Holiday Inn, Marlboro, Mass. Contact UMass Extension Landscape/Nursery/Urban Forestry Program, http://www.umassgreeninfo.org

March 20 – GCSAA Webcast: Phosphorus Fertilizers and Pollution – What Turf Managers Need to Know. Contact GCSAA Education, 800-472-7878, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx

March 20 – Non-chemical Products and Strategies for Disease, Insect and Weed Management in the Landscape, Sheraton Hotel, Milford, Mass. Contact UMass Extension Landscape/Nursery/Urban Forestry Program, http://www.umassgreeninfo.org

March 25 – Adirondack Regional Conference, Crowne Plaza Lake Placid (N.Y.) Resort. Contact the New York State Turfgrass Association, http://www.nysta.org

March 26-28 – 11th Annual FlowExpo, Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China. Contact FlowExpo, http://www.flowexpo.com

March 27 – Weed Management for Garden Retailers, Sheraton Hotel, Milford, Mass. Contact UMass Extension Landscape/Nursery/Urban Forestry Program, http://www.umassgreeninfo.org

April 1 – Application deadline for Penn State’s Two-Year Golf Course Turfgrass Management Program, University Park. Contact Penn State, 814-863-0129, http://cropsoil.psu.edu/academic/turfgrasst.cfm

April 1 – Training for Grounds Managers and Public Officials on Implementing IPM Guidelines for Turf, Landscapes and Indoor Pests in Massachusetts Schools, Holiday Inn, Marlborough. Contact the UMass Extension Landscape, Nursery & Urban Forestry Program, 413-545-0895, http://www.umassgreeninfo.org

April 3 – South Florida Field Day. Contact the Florida Turfgrass Association, 800-882-6721, http://www.ftga.org

April 5 – Cape Cod Horticultural Conference, Barnstable High School, Performing Arts Center, Hyannis, Mass. Contact Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, 508-375-6690, http:// www.capecodextension.org

April 7 – Annual Spring Turfgrass Seminar, SRP Pera Club, Tempe, Ariz. Contact the University of Arizona Turfgrass Research, Education and Extension, http://turf.arizona.edu

April 16 – Pruning Trees and Shrubs, Holiday Inn, Brockton, Mass. Contact UMass Extension Landscape/Nursery/Urban Forestry Program, http://www.umassgreeninfo.org

April 16  – Advanced Management of Ultradwarf Bermudagrass Golf Greens, Orlando World Center Marriott Resort and Convention Center, Orlando, FL., Click here.

April 25 – Florida Sod Growers Cooperative Field Day, Bethel Farms, Fort Pierce, Fla. Contact the Florida Turfgrass Association, 800-882-6721, http://www.ftga.org

April 29 – Scouting for Pests and Problems of Turf and Woody Ornamentals Walkabouts, Elm Bank, Wellesley, Mass. Contact UMass Extension Landscape/Nursery/Urban Forestry Program, http://www.umassgreeninfo.org

May 15 – Karsten Turfgrass Field Day, Tucson, Ariz. Contact the University of Arizona Turfgrass Research, Education and Extension, http://turf.arizona.edu

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

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