| Missouri Environment and Garden | Volume 9, No. 6 |
| News for Missouri’s Gardens, Yards and Resources |
June 2003 |
MU Turfgrass Field Day
July 8, 2003
University of Missouri South Farms,
3600 East New Haven Road
Columbia, Missouri
AGENDA FOR THE DAY:
AM
8:00
Registration (all participants must check in)
Refreshments and Exhibits (Feel free to visit exhibits anytime during the day; exhibitors can demonstrate equipment in a designated area.)
8:30
Welcome – CAFNR Administrator, MVTA President’s Note
8:45
Speaker (To be announced)
9:05
9:15
The New MU Soil & Diagnostic Clinics, Dr. Manjula Nathan
9:30 – 11:00
Turfgrass & Ornamental Tours
Participants will select a group from the list below to walk with that tour, which are grouped by a common focus. The facilitators will lead the group in a discussion of each particular topic and allow plenty of time for questions and open discussion. We wish to keep this very informal.
Group 1: Golf Management
Facilitator: Dr. Barb Corwin, Extension Assistant Professor – Turfgrass Pathology, MU
A) A Program Approach to Disease Control
B) Sulfonyl-ureas on Zoysiagrass Fairways
C) Zoysia Sod and Yellow Tuft Disease
Group 2:Ornamentals
Facilitators: Dr. Chris Starbuck, Associate Professor – Horticulture, MU; Dr. David Trinklein,Associate Professor- Horticulture, MU; Dr. Nadia Navarete-Tindall, Post Doctorate – Horticulture, MU
A) The Facts about Borers and the Controls Available
B) Show Me the Roots – Are We Planting Our Trees Too Deep?
C)Annual Flower Displays
D)Ornamental Grasses that Work Well
E)Alternative Grasses for Ornamentals
Group 3: Sports Turf
Facilitator: Brad Fresenburg, Extension/Research Associate – Horticulture, MU
A)More Bermudagrasses – Transition to the Future
B)Effects of Mowing Height and Fertility on Fungicide Usage (Second year)
C)Overseeding Trial Results
D)Rhizomatous Tall Fescues
E)Chemical Transition vs Natural Transition of Perennial Ryegrass
F)What is the Best Cool Season Approach?
Group 4: Turfgrass Orientation
Facilitator:
A)Tour of MU’s Turfgrass Research Facility – Our mission & scope of research
B)Diagnosis of problems, sampling and using Soil Testing and Plant Diagnostic Clinics
C)Becoming familiar with Mobile Turf and Sports Turf Advantage
D)How Outreach & Extension can help you
11:00 – 11:30
AM/PM
11:30 – 12:30
Lunch and Door Prize Drawing under the Big Tent
PM
12:45 – 3:00
WORKSHOPS:
Turf, Weed, Disease and Insect Identification
Ornamental Landscapes and Problem Solving
Sports Turf Management Garden Landscapes
The fee for lunch and morning registration is $17.00 . Afternoon workshops are $25.00 per person.
For additional information: Call Lucy St. John @ 573 882-4087.
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