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Classes for Thursday, January 9
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[6:30 - 8:00 am]
Turfgrass
Lilac Ballroom South

Cornell Research Updates


DEC Credits: 3A, 3B, 10 = 1.30

STMA CEUs: .15

CNLP Credits: 1.5

Are Pesticides for More Than Looks? A Preliminary Look
Mark Slavens, Cornell University
Reduced Chemical Golf Turf Management Manual
Bob Portmess, Cornell University
Potassium Fertilization of Turfgrasses: What We Don’t Know
Dave Moody, Cornell University
Assessing the Environmental Effects on Annual Bluegrass Weevil
Masanori Seto, Cornell University
Nursery/Landscape/Arboriculture
Highland Rooms BCHJ

Successful Business Strategies

ISA CEUs: 1.5

CNLP Credits: 1.5

Plants Don’t Pay Us, People Do!
John Ball, Ph.D., South Dakota State University
     
[8:15 -9:15 am]
Golf Turf
Lilac Ballroom North

Diagnostics

DEC Credits: 3A, 3B, 10, 25 = 1.00

CNLP Credits: 1

Diagnostic Basics
Paul Vincelli, Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Sports Turf
Highland Rooms BCHJ

Synthetic Turf

STMA CEUs: .1

CNLP Credits: 1

Out With the Old, In With the New: Synthetic Turf Removal, Recycling and Replacement
Robert Sanderson, Sodexho Campus Services at Nazareth College
Nursery/Landscape
Highland Rooms DEFG

Great Landscape Evergreens

DEC Credits: 3A, 10, 25 = 0.50

ISA CEUs: 1

CNLP Credits: 1

Great Landscape Evergreens
Vincent Simeone, Planting Fields Arboretum
Arboriculture
Lilac Ballroom South

Safety

ISA CEUs: 1

CNLP Credits: 1

Arborist Safety: What You Don’t Know Can Kill You!
John Ball, Ph.D., South Dakota State University

 

[9:45 - 10:15 pm]
Demonstrations
Trade Show Floor

CNLP Credits: .5

STMA CEUs: .05

DEC Credits: 3A, 3B, 10, 25 = 0.50

Weed Identification Demonstration

CNLP Credits: .5
Tree Pruning Demonstration
 
[11:00 am - 12:00 noon]
Golf Turf
Lilac Ballroom North

USGA Update

DEC Credits: 3A, 3B, 10 = 1.00

USGA Year In Review
Adam Moeller, United States Golf Association, Northeast Region
Sports Turf
Highland Rooms BCHJ
Synthetic Turf

STMA CEUs: .1

CNLP Credits: 1
Safe or Not? Synthetic Turf and Health Issues
Robert Sanderson, Sodexho Campus Services at Nazareth College
Nursery/Landscape
Highland Rooms DEFG
Container Gardening

CNLP Credits: 1
Four Seasons of Container Gardening
Donna Moramarco, CNLP, Martin Viette Nurseries
Arboriculture
Lilac Ballroom South
Planting Techniques

DEC Credits: 3A, 10, 25 = 0.50

ISA CEUs: 1

CNLP Credits: 1
Transplanting: The Foundation of Plant Health Care
John Ball, Ph.D., South Dakota State University
     
[1:00 - 2:30 pm]
Golf Turf
Lilac Ballroom North
Cutting Costs on Fairways and Bunkers
Maintenance Down the Middle
James Skorulski, United States Golf Association, Green Section, Northeast Region
Sports Turf
Highland Rooms BCHJ
Snow Removal

STMA CEUs: .15

CNLP Credits: 1.5
Communicating Your Snow Removal Plans and Progress
Daniel Schied, University of Rochester
Ice Melting Options: Is Treated Salt Right for You?
David Cook, Innovative Municipal U.S., Inc.
Nursery/Landscape
Highland Rooms DEFG
Problems With Hemlock

DEC Credits: 3A, 9, 10, 25 = 1.50

ISA CEUs: 1.5

CNLP Credits: 1.5
Pests of Eastern Hemlock
Rick Harper, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Westchester County
Arboriculture
Lilac Ballroom South
Soils and Roots

DEC Credits: 3A, 10, 25 = 1.50

ISA CEUs: 1.5

CNLP Credits: 1.5
Getting Your Trees Off to a Good Start: Paying Attention to Soils and Roots
Nina Bassuk, Ph.D., Cornell University
Diagnostic Lab
Highland Rooms AK
Diseases

Limited to first 25 registrants.

DEC Credits: 3A, 3B, 9, 10, 25 = 1.50

STMA CEUs: .15

CNLP Credits: 1.5
Hands-On Identification of Common Turfgrass Pathogens
Karen Snover-Clift, Cornell University, Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic
[3:00 - 3:30 pm]
Demonstrations
Trade Show Floor

CNLP Credits: .5

STMA CEUs: .05

DEC Credits: 3A, 9, 10, 25 = 0.50

Insect Identification Demonstration
     
[3:30 - 4:30 pm]
Golf Turf
Lilac Ballroom North
Nutrient Management

DEC Credits: 3A, 3B, 10 = 0.50

CNLP Credits: 1

Adding Precision to Your Nutrient Management Program
Marty Petrovic, Ph.D., Cornell University
Sports Turf
Highland Rooms BCHJ
Snow Removal

STMA CEUs: .1

CNLP Credits: 1
Panel Discussion: Snow Removal: Route Planning and Record Keeping
Jim Hornung, Jr., CSP, Elbers Landscape Service, Inc. and
Rick Kier, CNP, CSP, Pro Scapes Inc.
Nursery/Landscape
Highland Rooms DEFG
Weed Control

DEC Credits: 3A, 10, 25 = 1.00

ISA CEUs: 1

CNLP Credits: 1
Innovative Weed Management Techniques In the Nursery and Landscape
Brian Eshenaur, Cornell University Extension, IPM Program
Arboriculture
Lilac Ballroom South
Organics and Fertilization

DEC Credits: 3A, 10, 25 = 0.50

ISA CEUs: 1

CNLP Credits: 1
Soil Biology As It Relates to Tree Nutrition
Rex Bastian, Ph.D., The Care of Trees
Diagnostic Lab
Highland Rooms AK
Diseases
[3:00 - 4:30 pm]

Limited to first 25 registrants.

DEC Credits: 3A, 3B, 9, 10, 25 = 1.50

STMA CEUs: .15

CNLP Credits: 1.5
Hands-On Identification of Common Turfgrass Pathogens
Karen Snover-Clift, Cornell University, Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic