NESTMA News

The 26th annual New England Regional Turfgrass Conference (NERTC) will be held at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence, RI on March 8 & 9 with special pre-conference seminars on March 7. Mike Buras, CSFM and Ben Polimer, NESTMA’s representative to the Foundation’s board of directors, report an exciting expo and education lineup for 2023.

A premier session for NESTMA members will take place on March 8 at 10:00 a.m. when Vickie Wallace, UConn Extension, will introduce the association’s new Environmental Best Management Practices for New England. Other highlights of the sports turf professionals’ educational track include:

• Communicating Your Pest Management Program with the Public –Jim Brosnan, Ph.D., University of Tennessee

• Sports Turf Plant Health Care –Cale Bigelow, Ph.D., Purdue University

• Successful Weed Management –Matt Elmore, Ph.D., Rutgers University

• Central Park Turf & Pest Management –Zackary Holm, Central Park Conservancy

• Effective Aerification of Sports Fields –Roch Gaussoin, Ph.D., University of Nebraska

• Synthetic Turf Management –Chase Straw, Ph.D., Texas A&M & Ben Polimer, Town of Weston, MA

Wednesday, March 7 offers specialized pre-conference seminars on tree care, turf management, irrigation, meteorology, professional development, and more.

NESTMA’s annual Awards Meeting & Lunch will held during the NERTC at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 8. See page 14 for details. •

To learn more and get information on how to register visit NERTF.org

Your NERTC participation helps fund important turfgrass research across New England.