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Upcoming Event
Virginia Turfgrass Council’s 2023 Annual Conference / M.A.T.E
Glen Allen • Virginia Crossings
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Wednesday, February 22, 2023 | Two Options
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Option One (Free for VTC Members)
Pesticide and Fertilizer Certification and Recertification
8:00 Pesticide Recertification Categories 3A, 3B, 5A, 6, 8,10, and 60 Categories 3A, 3B, and 60 are finished by 2:00 (others will be finished by 5:00)
Special: Persons attending the Pesticide Recertification program may stay longer and receive fertilizer recertification credit.
8:00 – 12:00 Initial Pesticide Certification Review for Core Exam
1:00 – 4:00 Initial Pesticide Certification Exams (must have VDACS letter to take exams)
9:00 Fertilizer Certification / Recertification
9:00 – 12:30 Fertilizer Recertification
9:00 – 3:30 Fertilizer Training and Examination
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Option Two (Separate Charge)
Buffers are Good Business
Buffers in the landscape are often overlooked but they are an essential element of a successful landscape. In addition to being required by local, state, and federal regulations, landscape buffers are a financial boom for companies prepared to enter this thriving – and growing – market.
8:30 am – 4:00 pm
• First, Take Care of the Soil – Stuart Schwartz, Ph.D. University of Maryland
• Environmental Benefits of Buffers – James Martin Virginia Dept. of Conservation and Recreation
• Turfgrass, A Natural Buffer – Mike Goatley, Ph.D. Virginia Tech
• Trees as Buffers – Joel Koci Virginia State University
• Virginia’s new Watershed Program – Caitlin Verdu Virginia Department of Forestry
• Business Opportunities in Establishing and Maintaining Buffers – Blair Blanchette Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
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