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2010

ADIRONDACK
REGIONAL CONFERENCE

Schedule

See individual courses below for credits.

GCSAA Credits for the day = .60

VT DEC will accept the NYSDEC forms and credits


7:30 - 8:00 Registration, Trade Show and Coffee
8:00 - 9:00

GENERAL SESSION 1
Moderator: Chris Frielinghaus, CGCS, Glens Falls Country Club

DEC Credits:
3a, 3b, 10, 25 = 1.00 each

STMA CEU = .1

CNLP Credits = 1

ISA CEUs = 1

Acelepryn and Provaunt Update
Pat Vittum, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts

This session is made possible by a grant from the Environmental
Stewardship Fund

9:00 - 9:15 Trade Show & Break
9:15 - 10:15

GENERAL SESSION 2
Moderator: Laurie Griffen, Saratoga Sod Farm, Inc.

DEC Credits: 3a, 3b, 10, 25 = 0.50 each

STMA CEU = .1

CNLP Credits = 1

Nutrient Management and Water Quality
Marty Petrovic, Ph.D., Cornell University

 

10:15 - 11:00 Trade Show and Break
11:00 - 12:30

GOLF TURF
Moderator: Robert Nichol, CGCS,
Van Schaick Island Country Club

DEC Credits:
3a, 3b, 10 = 1.00 each

CNLP Credits = 1.5

Can We Justify the Use of Neonicotinoids in an IPM Plan?
Pat Vittum, Ph.D.,
University of Massachusetts


USGA Year in Review
Adam Moeller, United States Golf Assocation

 

SPORTS TURF
Moderator: Greg Chorvas,
Cantine Veterans Sports Complex

DEC Credits:
3a, 3b, 10 = 1.00 each

STMA CEU = .15

CNLP Credits = 1.5

Waking Up Your Fields for Spring
Joseph Potrikus, CSFM, Greener Wold Landscape Maintenance, LLC

Sustainable Sports Turf Management
Frank Rossi, Ph.D., Cornell University

 

 

LAWN/
LANDSCAPE IPM

Moderator: Amy Ivy, Cornell Cooperative Extension of
Clinton County

DEC Credits:
3a, 3b, 10, 25 = 1.50 each

CNLP Credits = 1.5

ISA CEUs = 1.5

Beautifying the Landscape With Pest Resistant Plantings
Rick Harper, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Westchester County

12:30 - 2:00 Lunch and Trade Show
1:00 - 2:00

ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS (During Lunch)

DEC Credits: Pending

Acelepryn - Is it Really as Good as it Sounds?
Pat Vittum, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts
[DEC Credits: 3a, 3b, 10, 25 = 1.00 each] STMA CEU = .1 [CNLP Credits = 1]

Putting Green Drainage
Adam Moeller, United States Golf Association
[DEC Credits: 3a, 3b, 10 = 0.50 each] [CNLP Credits = 1]

Maximizing Cultural Practices i Sports Turf Management to Reduce Pesticide Usage
Joseph Potrikus, CSFM, Greener World Landscape Maintenance, LLC
[DEC Credits: 3a, 3b, 10 = 0.50 each] STMA CEU = .1 [CNLP Credits = 1]

Weed Management Options in Home Landscape Plantings
Amy Ivy, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Clinton County
[DEC Credits: 3a, 3b, 10 = 1.00 each] [CNLP Credits = 1]

Cultural and Reduced Risk Management of Dollar Spot
Frank Rossi, Ph.D., Cornell University [DEC Credits: 3a, 3b, 10 = 1.00 each] STMA CEU = .1 [CNLP Credits = 1]

What is Healthy Soil?
Marty Petrovic, Ph.D., Cornell University
[DEC Credits: 3a, 3b, 10, 25 = 0.50 each] STMA CEU = .1 [CNLP Credits = 1] ISA CEUs = 1

2:00 - 3:30

GOLF TURF
Moderator: Joe DeForest, Crowne Plaza Resort and Golf Club

DEC Credits: 3a, 3b, 10 = 1.50 each

STMA CEU = .075

CNLP Credits = 1.5

Mow Better; Understanding Putting Surface Mowing on the Moder Golf Course

Cultural and Reduced Risk Management of Dollar Spot
Frank Rossi, Ph.D., Cornell University

 

LAWN/
LANDSCAPE IPM

Moderator: Steve VanderMark,
Cornell Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County

DEC Credits: 3a, 3b, 10, 25 = 1.50 each

STMA CEU = .15

CNLP Credits = 1.5

Turf Insect Update - What's Hot and What's Not?
Pat Vittum, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts