[Uaturfinfo] Turfgrass Education Events Coming

[Umeda, Kai - (umedak)]

* Mark your calendar and plan to attend the Baseball Field Turfgrass Management Field Day on Tuesday morning, August 22, at the City of Phoenix Reach 11 Sports Complex being jointly organized with the AZ Sports Turf Management Association. There will be a presentation describing fall overseeding preparations and procedures; and demonstrations for infield skins, mounds, and batter’s box maintenance; irrigation system maintenance; turf painting and field striping; weed and pest control. There will be many other vendor product displays and equipment demonstrations in a highly interactive morning of education. See details and registration information at: http://turf.arizona.edu

* The Smartscape 101, a water conservation training program for landscape professionals, is being offered during August and information and registration can be found at: http://www.smartscape.org/become_certified.php

* The 12th Annual Desert Turf School will be January 8-12, 2018 in Phoenix and information and registration are available at: http://turf.arizona.edu
Online registrations can be done with a credit card or checks can be mailed in at a discounted cost.

* The Arizona Nursery Association will have its SHADE conference in Phoenix on Thursday, August 31.  See details and registration information at: https://azna.org




Kai Umeda
Area Extension Agent, Turfgrass Science
The University of Arizona
Maricopa County Cooperative Extension
4341 East Broadway Road
Phoenix, AZ 85040
602-827-8214 office
602-827-8292 fax
602-377-5042 cell
kumeda at cals.arizona.edu<mailto:kumeda at cals.arizona.edu>
http://turf.arizona.edu

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