August 14, 2008

  • Rounds down in June
  • NOAA still predicting above-normal hurricane season
  • Rain Bird announces Intelligent Use of Water finalists
  • Honor the land; Dominican course lives up to its name
  • President's message; when the going gets tough, teams get going
  • Powering up on vegetable oil
  • Turfgrass at the Olympics
  • Updating the battle with the emerald ash borer
  • Cook on XM
  • PGA Fall Expo rolls into Vegas Aug. 26-27
  • Aquatrols launches Water Impact Alliance
  • H&E Sod supports G.I.V.E.
  • Bernard and Co. offers 10 trips to England
  • Toro expands TLC program
  • DPI launches E-commerce Web site
  • SkyWave introduces SureLinx 8100c
  • Husqvarna unveils LE475 wheeled edger
  • GCSAA Class A golf course superintendent Keith C. Wood is hosting the Wyndham Championship
  • GCSAA Class A golf course superintendent Eric M. Ruhs is hosting the CN Canadian Women's Open
  • GCSAA Class A director of golf course maintenance Jim Ramey, CGCS is hosting the JELD-WEN Tradition
  • GCSAA Superintendent Member Frank Puccia is hosting the Xerox Classic
  • Superintendents in the news
  • NGCOA awards Don Rossi scholarships
  • ScottsMiracle-Gro promotes Korda, Riley
  • Royal Horticulture Society honors Beard
  • Upcoming events in the world of golf course management
 

Events

Aug. 14 – 15th Annual Maricopa County Short Course – Adjuvants in the Spray Tank to Make Pesticides Work Better, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Phoenix. Contact Cactus & Pine GCSA, http://www.cactusandpine.org

Aug. 14-17 – Texas Nursery and Landscape Association’s 2008 Nursery/Landscape Expo, George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston. Contact the Texas Nursery and Landscape Association, http://www.nurserylandscapeexpo.org

Aug. 19-21 – 2008 Independent Garden Center Show, Navy Pier, Chicago. Visit the IGC Show, http://www.igcshow.com

Aug. 20 – The Sullivan County Challenge; fundraiser for the environment, Grossinger Country Club, Liberty N.Y., Contact New York State Turfgrass Association

Aug. 20-21 – Certified Treecare Safety Professional Workshop and certification exam, San Jose, Calif. Contact the Tree Care Industry Association, 800-733-2622, http://www.tcia.org

Aug. 27 – Weed Identification Workshop – Grassy Weeds, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Contact the UMass Extension Landscape/Nursery/Urban Forestry Program, 413-545-2685, http://www.umassgreeninfo.org

Sept. 9 – Michigan Green Industry Association’s Snow Management Conference & Expo, Rock Financial Showplace, Novi. Contact the Michigan Green Industry Association, http://www.landscape.org

Sept. 9 – Advanced Turfgrass Irrigation Water Quality: Assessment and Management, Hilton Garden Inn-San Diego/Rancho Bernardo, San Diego, Calif. http://www.gcsaa.org/education/education.aspx

Sept. 12 – Mississippi State University’s 2nd Annual Bulldog Turf Field Day & Equipment Expo, Mississippi State University North Farm, Starkville. Contact Wayne Philley, 662-325-2728, mailto:wphilley@pss.msstate.edu

Sept. 13-15 – Canadian GSA 42nd Annual Fall Field Day, Georgian Bay Club Clarksburg, Ontario, Canada. Contact CGSA.

Sept. 16-19 – Florida Turfgrass Association’s Conference & Show, PGA National Resort & Spa, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Contact the Florida Turfgrass Association, 800-882-6721 http://www.ftga.org

Sept. 17 – Turf and Landscape Field Day at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. Contact Oklahoma State University’s Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Department, http://www.hortla.okstate.edu

Sept. 17 – GCSAA Webcast: Reel Mowing: What you don’t know might hurt with Frank Rossi, Ph.D. Contact GCSAA Education, 800-472-7878, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx

Sept. 17-19 – Plantscape Industry Alliance’s Calscape Expo, Palm Springs (Calif.) Convention Center & Wyndham Hotel. Contact Plantscape Industry Alliance, http://www.piagrows.org

Sept. 19 – Advanced Weed Management, Hawaii Prince Hotel-Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii. http://www.gcsaa.org/education/education.aspx

Sept. 25 – GCSAA Webcast: Foliar Nutrition – A Splash on the Grass with Roch E. Gaussoin, Ph.D. Contact GCSAA Education, 800-472-7878, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx

Sept. 25-26 – Oklahoma Nursery and Landscape Association’s “Green It’s Your Industry” Convention & Trade Show, Cox Convention Center, Oklahoma City. Contact the Oklahoma Nursery and Landscape Association, http://www.oknla.org

Sept. 25-27 – Florida Nursery, Growers & Landscape Association’s The Landscape Show, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando. Contact the Florida Nursery, Growers & Landscape Association, http://www.fngla.org

Sept. 28-29 – Carolinas GCSA’s Fall Mountain Meeting, Etowah (N.C.) Valley Country Club. Contact the Carolinas GCSA, 800-476-4272, http://www.cgcsa.org

Oct. 1 – 7th Annual Irrigator Tech Educational Conference, Chino, Calif. Contact Irrigator Technical Training School http://www.irrigatortech.com

Oct. 1 – GCSAA Webcast: Turfgrass Disease Identification and Treatment with Lane Tredway, Ph.D. Contact GCSAA Education, 800-472-7878, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx

Oct. 7 – GCSAA Webcast: Top Notch Communication Skills. Contact GCSAA Education, 800-472-7878, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx

Oct. 7 – Minnesota GCSA’s Greens Management Academy, Pheasant Acres Golf Course, Rogers. Contact Minnesota GCSA, http://www.mgcsa.org

Oct. 8 – Tree Care Issues Workshop, Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens, Stillwater. Contact Mike Schnelle, 405-744-7361, mailto:mike.schnelle@okstate.edu

Oct. 14 – Iowa GCSA State Meeting, Briarwood Golf Course, Ankeny. Contact Iowa GCSA, 800-605-0420, http://www.iowagcsa.org

October 15 – GCSAA Webcast: Sending it Down the Drain - Drainage Basics with Bob Oppold. Contact GCSAA Education 800-472-7878, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx

We want to know about your conference in advance. To submit an entry for Conferences, please send your information five to six months before you’d like to see it published. We run conference information for two months in NewsWeekly and three months in GCM. Send a contact name if all details are not final. Contact GCM, Attention: ComingUp, 1421 Research Park Drive, Lawrence, KS 66049-3859; fax 785-832-3665, mailto:ddevictor@gcsaa.org.

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