[Uaturfinfo] Desert Divots

[Kai Umeda]

*** There is 1 week left to sign up for the Annual Short Course - "Selecting the Correct Herbicide for the Site, Soil, and Weeds" presented by Dr. Bill McCloskey on September 1 at the Maricopa County Cooperative Extension office in Phoenix. 4 hours of CEU's have been approved by AZ Dept of Ag and Office of Pest Management and 0.35 pts approved by GCSAA.  Details and registration form are available at: http://turf.arizona.edu/18thAnnualMaricopaCoShortCourse2011.pdf 

*** A new informational blog is online with IPM tips for urban settings.  Community IPM programming seeks to deliver integrated pest management information to all professionals who deal with insects, diseases, and weeds in turf, landscapes, and indoor settings in schools, parks, and residential or commercial landscapes and buildings.
Visit AZ IPM Tips at:  http://www.azipmtips.blogspot.com/

*** The University of California Turfgrass and Landscape Research Field Day will be September 15 in Riverside.  Details are at:  http://ucanr.org/sites/turfgrassfieldday/ 

*** Online (more expensive) or mail-in registration can be done now for the Desert Turf School in January 2012 in Phoenix.  http://turf.arizona.edu/


Kai Umeda
Area Extension Agent, Turfgrass Science
The University of Arizona
Maricopa County Cooperative Extension
4341 East Broadway Road
Phoenix, AZ 85040
602-827-8200, x-314 office
602-827-8292 fax
602-377-5042 cell
http://turf.arizona.edu








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