10th Annual Turfgrass Field Day

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Virginia Tech

Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center

1444 Diamond Springs Road

Virginia Beach, VA 23455

Virginia 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

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

Field Day will be held at Hampton Roads AREC

Schedule:

7:30 am – 8:00 am:

Registration for Pesticide Recertification Class and Tour

8:00 am – 12:00 pm:

Field Tour of Turf Plots and Pesticide Recertification

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.

Jeff Derr leads a demonstration at a previous Field Day

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

Cost (includes lunch):

VTC Members – All Events Free

Nonmembers – $25.00 for the tour or $60 for the day. Join the VTC for $85 and attend the entire event gratis.