College Station, Texas, USA
September 10, 2015
The Texas A&M Turfgrass and Landscape Field Day will be held Oct. 14 at the Texas A&M AgriLife Turfgrass Field Lab on the Texas A&M University campus in College Station.
Dr. Richard White, Texas A&M AgriLife Research turfgrass management scientist, gives a presentation at a previous turfgrass field day. (Texas A&M AgriLife Communications photo by Kay Ledbetter)
“This year the Texas Sports Turf Managers Association will host an added tour of the Texas A&M athletic facilities, in addition to all the traditional topics we try to cover during our annual field day,” said Dr. Richard White, Texas A&M AgriLife Research turfgrass management scientist and field day coordinator.
The field day will feature Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas A&M University soil and crop science department faculty, staff and students.
Topics of discussion will be: turfgrass selection and management, irrigation management and drought recovery, pest management, golf course fairway and sports field construction, and new technologies and educational demonstrations.
The program will begin with registration from 7:45-8:30 a.m., followed by a welcome and concurrent sessions from 8:45 a.m. to noon. Afternoon events will include a campus athletic facilities tour from 1:30-4 p.m.
All participants are asked to park at the Thomas G. Hilderbrand, DVM ’56 Equine Complex at 3240 F&B Road adjacent to the Turfgrass Field Lab. Signage and attendants will direct participants to registration and events.
The morning program registration and lunch are free to preregistered attendees.
The afternoon tour of Texas A&M athletic facilities is sponsored by the Texas Sports Turf Managers Association. The tour is free to current association members, $30 for a 2015-16 membership, or $10 for attending the tour as a non-member. The Texas Sports Turf Managers Association will manage payment on-site the day of the event for the afternoon tour.
Preregistration for the morning and afternoon activities is requested through https://aggieturf.tamu.edu/. Continuing education units are being sought for Texas Department of Agriculture licensed pesticide applicators. Categories and hours accepted for recertification will be posted on the website.
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