Upcoming Events
11 th Annual
HRAREC Turfgrass Field Day plus Pesticide Recertification THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2021 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 24, 2021 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:
Or for preregistration information:
Jeffrey Derr, Virginia Tech (757) 363-3912 jderr@vt.edu
Tom Tracy, VTC (757) 464-1004 virginiaturf@gmail.com
Preregistration information can be found at the events page of the VTC website www.vaturf.org Please preregister so we have an accurate count for lunch. PREREGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR LUNCH AND FOR THE PESTICIDE RECERTIFICATION CLASS. SCHEDULE: 7:30 am – 8:00 am Registration for Pesticide Recertification Class and Tour
The trials will be informative for golf course superintendents, sports turf managers, lawn care professionals, landscapers, parks and recreation employees, extension personnel, and others in the turf industry.
TURF TRIALS THAT WILL BE SHOWN INCLUDE:
8:00 am – NOON Field Tour of Turf Plots and Pesticide Recertification
• P reemergence and Postemergence control of grasses, sedges, and broadleaf weeds
Noon – 1:00 pm Lunch
•V ariety trials for tall fescue, St. Augustine, zoysia, low maintenance areas
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Pesticide Recertification Class resumes
• Insect management
•D rought tolerance in turfgrass cultivars • Pollinator garden
COST (INCLUDES LUNCH): VTC Members: All Events Free Non-members – $25 for the tour or $60 for the day. Join the VTC and attend for $85
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