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Join us at the 2024 Kansas Turf & Ornamentals Field Day

Come join us at Kansas Turf & Ornamentals Field Day, held Thursday, August 1, 2024.

Held at Rocky Ford Turf Research Center, 1700 Barnes Rd, Manhattan, KS, this program is designed for all segments of the turf and ornamentals industry – lawn care, athletic fields, golf courses, landscape, nursery, and grounds maintenance.

Included on the program are research presentations, problem diagnosis, commercial exhibits and equipment displays. There will be time to see current research, talk to experts, and get the answers to your questions.

The tour qualifies for one hour of pesticide recertification credit in both 3A and 3B are available, as well as .25 GCSAA education points.

You can find more information about each tour and how to register at:
https://www.k-state.edu/turf/events/index.html

Please register by July 24…we hope to see you there!

If you are interested in serving as a lunch sponsor or vendor for the event, contact Christy Dipman at 785-532-6173 or cdipman@ksu.edu.

Field Day Videos on Pest Management – See these Speakers at Conference!

Here are video recordings of field day presentations (last August) of a few speakers you’ll hear at the Kansas Turf and Landscape Conference, which is in Manhattan, KS on December 1 and 2.  You can’t get pesticide recertification credit by watching the videos below, but you can if you come to the conference (7 cr. of 3A and 3B will be available!).

 

Field Day recordings – Click on the name to see it!

Dr. Raymond Cloyd – Insect Update

Dr. Megan Kennelly – Disease Update

Dani McFadden – Weed Update

Sessions at the upcoming conference include Basic Turf; Nursery & Landscape; Diseases, Insects & Weeds; Advanced Turf; and Sustainability, Technology & Water Management. You can download the conference brochure and get exhibitor information by CLICKING HERE!

Complete online registration by CLICKING HERE!