Upcoming Events
10th Annual Turfgrass Field Day plus Pesticide Recertification Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Virginia Tech • Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center 1444 Diamond Springs Road • Virginia Beach, VA 23455
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irginia Tech, in conjunction with the Virginia Turfgrass Council, will be hosting a turf field day on June 25, 2019 at the research station in Virginia Beach. Pesticide recertification credits will also be available for categories 3A, 3B, 5A, 6, 8, 10, and 60. For additional information on the tour, contact: Jeffrey Derr Virginia Tech (757) 363-3912 jderr@vt.edu or For preregistration information, contact: Tom Tracy VTC (757) 464-1004 virginiaturf@gmail.com Preregistration information can be found at the events page of the VTC website http://www.vaturf.org. Please preregister so we have an accurate count for lunch. Preregistration is required for lunch
Schedule:
Cost (includes lunch):
7:30 am – 8:00 am: Registration for Pesticide Recertification Class and Tour
VTC Members – All Events Free
8:00 am – 12:00 pm: Field Tour of Turf Plots and Pesticide Recertification
Nonmembers – $25.00 for the tour or $60 for the day. Join the VTC for $85 and attend the entire event gratis.
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Lunch 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Pesticide Recertification Class resumes The trials will be informative for golf course superintendents, sports turf managers, lawn care professionals, parks and recreation employees, extension personnel, and others in the turf industry.
Field Day will be held at Hampton Roads AREC
Turf trials that will be shown include: • Glyphosate versus glufosinate timing in bermudagrass and zoysiagrass • Postemergence control of grasses, sedges, and broadleaf weeds • Evaluation of new herbicides • Variety trials for tall fescue, St. Augustine, low maintenance areas • Drought tolerance in turfgrass cultivars
Jeff Derr leads a demonstration at a previous Field Day
Mark Your Calendars for Virginia Tech Blacksburg Field Days! • August 20th, 2019 For more information, visit virginiaturf.org
Journal of the Virginia Turfgrass Council
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