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Highlights from the 13th Annual Hampton Roads AREC Turfgrass Field Day
Our team had nothing but GREAT things to say and especially enjoyed lunch. They all commented on how much more they liked going to the facility vs a conference room at a hotel somewhere. Many kudos to the team’s effort for putting on a wonderful recertification.
I enjoyed the Field Day as well as the recertification portion of the program – looking forward to the next event!
The 13th Annual Turfgrass Field Day was held at the Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center on Thursday, June 22. Dr. Jeff Derr’s welcome letter, comments from attendees (two are posted above), and event photos say it all!
I would like to thank the following for their financial support of our turf and ornamental research program here at the station:
BASF
The IR-4 Project
National Turfgrass Evaluation Program (NTEP)
Nufarm
Syngenta
Tidewater Turfgrass Association
Turfgrass Water Conservation Alliance (TWCA)
Virginia Turfgrass Council
Virginia Turfgrass Foundation
I would also like to thank all of the companies that donated chemicals or supplies for the trials at the station. Special thanks to Rob Holtz and Greyson Dockiewicz, HRAREC staff, for their assistance with these trials and to the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station for the support of our research station.
Thank you for participating in the 13th annual turfgrass field day at the Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center. I appreciate the strong support from the turf industry, the VTC, and the VTF for our turf program here at the station.
Sincerely,
Jeffrey Derr, Ph.D.
Professor and Director
Virginia Tech/Hampton Roads AREC
