Women’s Golf Month sets record for fourth consecutive year
NOAA’s U.S. winter outlook calls for variability
Nature Hills Nursery launches Green America Awards
The sky is the limit
Inside your game; Golf 20/20 goes grown-up
Cutting edge
Wild hogs attack turf in Texas
Azinger is coming to GIS!
National Alliance for Accessible Golf awards GAIN grants
IA Unveils New Brand Identity
Precise Path Robotics attains GCSAA Silver Partner status
Briggs & Stratton Commercial Power launches interactive Web site
Bobcat improves large-frame compact track loaders
Toro utility vehicles at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Tanaka introduces two Inspire design chain saws
GCSAA Class A director of golf course maintenance Casey Conlin, CGCS, is hosting the LG Skins Game
GCSAA Assistant director of golf course maintenance Henry Ng is hosting the Omega Mission Hills World Cup
Anderson gets Carolinas Award
Superintendents in the news
Douglas appointed chairman of USGA Women’s Committee
Klopp hired at Lebanon Turf
Upcoming events in the world of golf course
management
Events
Dec. 2 – Turf Basics Workshop, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service, 479-575-2603, http://turf.uark.edu
Dec. 3 – Iowa GCSA December State Meeting & Seminar, Grinnell (Iowa) CC, Iowa GCSA, 800-605-0420, www.iowagcsa.org
Dec. 3 – GCSAA Webcast: Environmental Management Systems with Deb Swartz, GCSAA Education, 800-472-7878, Register now
Dec. 3 – Turf Basics Workshop, Mid-South Community College, West Memphis, Ark, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service, 479-575-2603, http://turf.uark.edu
Dec. 4 – Turf and Landscape Workshop, Paragould Community Center, Paragould, Ark, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service, 479-575-2603, http://turf.uark.edu
Dec. 4 – GCSAA Webcast: PGR Use on Golf Courses with Dennis Shepard, Ph.D., GCSAA Education, 800-472-7878, Register now
Dec. 8-10 – Texas Turfgrass Association Annual Conference and Trade Show, Fort Worth (Texas) Convention Center, Texas Turfgrass Association, http://www.texasturf.com
Dec. 8-10 – 2008 Virginia Turfgrass Short Course, Virginia Tech University’s Graduate Life Center, Blacksburg, Contact Virginia Turfgrass Council, 757-464-1004, http://www.virginiaturf.org
Dec. 9 – GCSAA Webcast: Herbicide Resistant Poa Annua – Real or Imaginary with J. Scott McElroy, Ph.D., GCSAA Education, 800-472-7878, Register now
Dec. 11 – GCSAA Webcast: Managing Nutrient Budgets in the Face of Rising Prices with Jason Dettman-Kruse, Ph.D., GCSAA Education, 800-472-7878, Register now
December 16 –GCSAA Webcast: Bringing More Golf to Your Community with Dwayne Dillinger, CGCS, GCSAA Education 800-472-7878, Register now
Dec. 16-17 – Heartland Green Industry Expo, Overland Park (Kan.) Convention Center., Heart of America GCSA, www.hagcsa.org/commonground.htm
Jan. 4-6 – Western Nursery and Landscape Association Trade Show, Overland Park, Kan., Western Nursery and Landscape Association, http://www.wnla.org
Jan. 5-9 – 2009 Desert Turfgrass School, University of Arizona Karsten Turfgrass Facility, Tucson, University of Arizona Maricopa County Cooperative Extension, http://turf.arizona.edu
Jan. 6-9 – Eastern Pennsylvania Turf Conference and Trade Show, Valley Forge Convention Center, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania Turfgrass Council, http://www.paturf.org
Jan. 7-9 – Empire State Green Industry Show, Rochester, N.Y., New York State Turfgrass Association, http://www.nysta.org
Jan. 7-9 – Florida Pest & Lawn Care Expo, Rosen Plaza Hotel, Orlando, contact Florida Pest Management Association, http://www.flpma.org
Jan. 7-9 – Minnesota Green Expo, Minneapolis Convention Center, Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association, http://www.mnla.biz
Jan. 11-13 – Tennessee Turfgrass Association Annual Conference and Trade Show Program, Franklin (Tenn.) Marriott Cool Springs, http://www.ttaonline.org
Jan. 12-14 – Indiana Green Expo, Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, Indiana Nursery and Landscape Association, http://www.inla1.org
Jan. 12-15 – Virginia Turfgrass and Landscape Conference and Show, Fredericksburg Expo and Conference Center, Virginia Turfgrass Council,, http://www.virginiaturf.org
Jan. 13-14 – Arkansas/Oklahoma Turfgrass Short Course, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service, Little Rock, http://turf.uark.edu
Jan. 13-17 – 20th Annual Sports Turf Managers Association Conference & Exhibition, San Jose McEnery Convention Center, San Jose , Calif., http://www.stma.org
Jan. 14 – Virginia Turfgrass Council Annual Meeting, Fredericksburg Expo and Conference Center, http://www.virginiaturf.org
Jan. 15 – GCSAA Webcast: Going Green for Groundwater
GCSAA Education, 800-472-7878, Register now
Jan. 15-16 – Advanced Turfgrass Short Course, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service, Little Rock, http://turf.uark.edu
Jan. 19-23 – Cornell University Short Course, Cornell University campus, Ithaca, N.Y., contact Maxine Welcome, mailto:mw45@cornell.edu, 607-255-5439
Jan. 20-22 – Iowa Turfgrass Conference and Trade Show, Polk County Convention Complex, Des Moines, , http://www.iowaturfgrass.org
Jan. 21-22 – Arkansas Turfgrass Association Conference, Hot Springs (Ark.) Convention Center, http://turf.uark.edu
Jan. 21-23 – WinterGreen 2009, Athens, Ga., Georgia Green Industry Association, http://www.ggia.org
Feb. 2-7 – GCSAA Education Conference and Golf Industry Show, Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Contact http://www.golfindustryshow.com
To learn if you can receive education points for any of these programs, visit the GCSAA External Education Listings.
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