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Throughout
the year, UMass Extension's Landscape and Urban Forestry Program
offers a number of workshops for Green Industry professionals, many
in conjunction with industry associations and public agencies. The
workshops are designed to heighten knowledge of environmentally
sound pest management strategies, business management, and current
issues relating to tree care, landscape and nursery management.
Don't forget to also visit the:
Scouting
for Pests and Problems of Woody Ornamentals Walkabout -
Insects and Weeds Only
Date:
May
28,
2008
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: East
Bridgewater, MA
Learn how to put IPM practices to work efficiently. Join UMass
Extension specialists for a walk through the landscape and demonstrations
of IPM tools and techniques, as well as a close look at some of
the most common pest and cultural problems of woody ornamentals.
Dress for walking, workshops held rain or shine.
Pre-registration required, space is limited. 2 pesticide contact
hours available; MCLP and MCH credits will be offered.
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more information, contact the UMass Extension Landscape, Nursery, & Urban
Forestry Program at (413) 545-0895, eweeks@umext.umass.edu.
Turf
IPM Twilight Walkabout
Date:
June
4, 2008
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: Stanley
Park - Westfield, MA
Join the turf specialists of
UMass Extension for an evening walk through the landscape.
This program will involve a first-hand look at some of
the most common insect, disease, and weed problems that
affect turf, as well as discussion about managing these
issues. Learn how to recognize and correct cultural problems,
how to match turf species and cultivars to site conditions
and intended use, and how to how to put IPM practices
to work efficiently. Dress for walking; workshops are
held rain or shine. Bring a clipboard, pencil, and hand
lens (lenses will be available to borrow).
Two pesticide
recertification contact hours will be available for
all New England States in category 37, Turf, and category
00, Licensed Applicator. Preregistration required due
to limited enrollment; the cost is $50.
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For more information, contact the UMass Extension Turf Program
at (508) 892-0382, mowen@umext.umass.edu,
or visit http://www.umassturf.org 
UMass
Turf Research Field Day
Date:
June
18, 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: UMass
Joseph Troll Turf Research Center - South Deerfield, MA
Field Day will focus on the
wide range of research projects currently taking place
at the Joseph Troll Turf Research Center as well as on
research being conducted at other locations by University
of Massachusetts Turf Program faculty, staff, and graduate
students. Research Field Day participants will have the
opportunity to meet and speak with UMass staff and to
view projects underway. Turf research includes studies
on the biology and integrated management of turf damaging
insects, short- and-long-term weed management, pesticide
exposure, fertility, drought management, as well as a
range of National Turfgrass Evaluation Program fine turf trials.
Field Day will also feature displays and demonstrations
from turf industry vendors. Pesticide recertification
contact hours will be available for all New England States.
For more information, contact the UMass Extension Turf Program
at (508) 892-0382, mowen@umext.umass.edu,
or visit http://www.umassturf.org
The MFGA/MNLA Great Ideas Summer Conference!
Date:
July
23, 2008
Location: The
Crane Estate - Ipswich, MA
Join Massachusetts' largest green industry associations
- MFGA and MNLA - for their fifth annual collaborative event, the
2008 Summer Meeting and Trade Show on Wednesday, July 23, 2008
at one of the region’s most scenic, historically important
and ecologically diverse landscapes… The Crane Estate.
The program will feature Judy
Sharpton, Growing Places
Marketing, Atlanta, Georgia. Judy has over 20 years experience
in advertising and promotion specializing in store design and
renovation, development of product-based promotion plants and
development of customer communication programs. Judy will present
a two-part Store School. She will cover consumer trends and how
you can respond to trends at your store level and store layout
from entrance to cash wrap.
Examples of more educational programs include
Choosing Drought Tolerant Plants, Growing and Marketing Perennials
Panel, Water Quality; Irrigation, Nutrient Management and Pesticide
Efficacy, All about Ticks, New Products and Technologies for
Hardscapes, Landscape Integrated Pest Management Walk-About, Current
Regulations You Should Know About, Drought Advisories and a Pesticide
Regulations Update. The program will include a trade show, and
tours of the famous Crane Estate will be offered. Pesticide credits
will be available.
Whether it is innovative exhibits, first-rate
tours, or cutting edge education, all attendees are sure to find
themselves involved and inspired. For more information, contact
the Massachusetts Nursery & Landscape
Association at (413) 369-4731 or visit http://www.mnla.com
Summer
2008 Weed Identification Workshops
Date/Location 1 (Broadleaf Weeds):
July
30, 2008 -
Arnold Arboretum - Jamaica Pain, MA
Date/Location 2 (Broadleaf Weeds): August
6, 2008 -
UMass - Amherst, MA
Date/Location 3 (Grassy Weeds):
August
27,
2008 -
UMass - Amherst, MA
Time: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Correct weed identification is an important first step in the
development of an effective weed management program. Using a classroom
presentation, potted weed herbarium and weed walk, UMass Extension
Specialist Randy Prostak will help participants enhance their weed
identification skills. Feel free to bring a weed or two to identify.
Workshop held rain or shine (lunch not provided).
Pre-registration required, space is limited.
5 pesticide contact hours for categories 29, 36, 37 & 00 available;
MCLP and MCH credits will be offered.
July 30, 2008 - Jamaica Plain - Broadleaf Weeds:
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August 6, 2008 - Amherst - Broadleaf Weeds:
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August 27, 2008 - Amherst - Grassy Weeds:
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For more information, contact the UMass Extension Landscape,
Nursery, & Urban Forestry Program at (413) 545-0895, eweeks@umext.umass.edu.
UMass
Turf Open House
Date:
July
31, 2008
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: UMass
Joseph Troll Turf Research Center - South Deerfield, MA
In mid-summer 2008, the UMass Joseph Troll Turf Research Center
will welcome interested turf managers for an unprecedented evening
open house. Participants will have the opportunity to tour the
facility and receive an update on current operations. Educational
presentations by UMass faculty will focus on issues prominent at
that time, which will likely include the management of summer disease,
weed, and stress problems. Attendees will also be offered a guided
first-hand look at research projects and other items of interest
in the field.
Two pesticide recertification contact hours will be available for
all New England
states in category 37, Turf and category 00, Licensed Applicator.
For more information, contact the UMass Extension Turf Program
at (508) 892-0382, mowen@umext.umass.edu,
or visit http://www.umassturf.org
Turfgrass
Identification and Selection Workshop
Date:
Late
July-early August (date TBA)
Time: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: UMass
Joseph Troll Turf Research Center - South Deerfield, MA
The ultimate performance of
a stand of turf depends on matching turfgrass species
and varieties with site characteristics, intended use
and maintenance level. Knowing what you have is the key
to knowing how to manage it. In this hands-on workshop,
participants will learn to identify and recognize the
principal cool season turfgrasses and how to select cultivars
for specific characteristics such as disease resistance, drought
tolerance, wear tolerance, and vigor. In addition, participants
will learn how cultivars are evaluated through observation
of the Kentucky bluegrass, perennial ryegrass, fine fescue
and fairway and greens height bentgrass National Turfgrass
Evaluation Program trials in place at the UMass Joseph
Troll Research Center.
Pesticide recertification
contact hours will be available for all New England states
in category 37, Turf and category 00, Licensed Applicator.
For
more information, contact the UMass Extension Turf Program
at (508) 892-0382, mowen@umext.umass.edu,
or visit http://www.umassturf.org
Dollar
Spot Resistance Field Trials and Oriental Beetle Discussion
Date: Mid-August
2008 (date TBA)
Location: Wianno
Club,
Osterville
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MA
This program will provide an
opportunity to see first-hand the results of the UMass
Turf Program dollar spot resistance trials underway at
the Wianno Club Golf Course in Osterville, MA. This research
is supported by the Golf Course Managers Association
of Cape Cod. In addition, there will be discussion on
the management of oriental beetles led by Dr. Pat Vittum.
For
further information on the dollar spot resistance research
trials, contact Dr. Geunhwa Jung at (413) 545-2243, jung@psis.umass.edu.
To register, contact the UMass Extension Program at 508-892-0382.
Pesticide recertification contact hours
will be available for all New England states in category 37,
Turf and category 00, Licensed Applicator. To sign up to
receive specific notification of dates and times, visit http://www.umassturf.org and click on 'Mailing List'
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Scouting
for Pests and Problems of Woody Ornamentals Walkabout -
Weeds and Tree and Shrub Diseases Only
Date:
October
1,
2008
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: Arnold
Arboretum - Jamaica Plain, MA
Learn
how to put IPM practices to work efficiently. Join UMass Extension
specialists for a walk through the landscape and demonstrations
of IPM tools and techniques, as well as a close look at some of
the most common pest and cultural problems of woody ornamentals.
Dress for walking, workshops held rain or shine.
Pre-registration required, space is limited. 2 pesticide contact
hours available; MCLP and MCH credits will be offered.
To
register by mail with check or PO#: |
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To
register online with credit card: |
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For
more information, contact the UMass Extension Landscape, Nursery, & Urban
Forestry Program at (413) 545-0895, eweeks@umext.umass.edu.
2008 Turf Season in Review: Research From Field and Greenhouse,
Results From On-Golf-Course Trials
Date: Thursday, October 30, 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: UMass,
Amherst, MA
Join the UMass faculty as they relate the details of projects
covering a wide range of turf management topics including results
from research conducted at the research facility, in the greenhouse
and controlled environments as well as out on golf courses in the
northeast. A discussion of the 2008 season will be included.
Pesticide recertification contact hours
will be available for all New England states in category 37,
Turf and category 00, Licensed Applicator. For more information,
contact the UMass Extension Turf Program at (508) 892-0382, mowen@umext.umass.edu
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