Penn State Turfgrass Field Days
Wednesday and Thursday, August 6th and 7th, 2008
Joseph Valentine Research Center Landscape Management Research Center Mascaro-Steiniger Turfgrass Museum University Park, PA- Pesticide and GCSAA credits are expectedto be offered to all paid attendees.
- Four Category 7, four Category 18, and four Category 23 PA Pesticide Applicator License Update Credits are tentatively approved for the Penn State Field Days program.
- Credits will be available only on Wednesday afternoon. No credits will be available on Thursday morning.
- Vendor demonstrations and product displays
- Family Pig Roast at Toftrees Resort (limited number of reservations available)
- Contact Heather Treaster at 814-863-0129 or hgw1@psu.edu or Sue Eisenhauer at 814-865-6542
- Registration form and brochure
Penn State Research For You
In 1928, Mr. Joseph Valentine, a golf course superintendent from Merion Golf Club, Mr. T.L. Gustin of Philadelphia Toro, and Mr. James Bolton of Reading Country Club traveled to University Park and asked President Ralph Hetzel if Penn State would begin providing technical assistance for turfgrass managers. Penn State has been doing so ever since. We owe a tremendous amount of gratitude to all who have helped us develop into one of the world’s finest turfgrass educational institutions. PSU Field Days is our chance to show you the results of research that we hope will assist you with your turfgrass management decisions. This year we will be showing studies on:
- Dollar Spot Resistance in Greens-type Poa annua
- Disease Control Studies
- Weed Control Studies
- Insect Control Studies
- Fertilizer Evaluations
- Turfgrass Variety Evaluations
- Athletic field Research
- InFill Systems Research
- Low Maintenance Lawn Turfs
- PGR Evaluations
Please join us and see the results of our field research. We look forward to sharing the latest technology with you and hearing your input! Above all, we thank you for your continued support, and we appreciate your passion for success. Come witness ours!!
Preliminary Program Summary
Wednesday, August 6th
- Registration: 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Morning refreshments provided
- Research plot tours from 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM
- Equipment/material demonstrations from participating vendors
- Pig roast reception held at Toftrees Resort
Thursday, August 7th
- Registration opens at 8:00 AM
- Faculty will be on site
- Mascaro-Steiniger turfgrass equipment museum open
- LMRC breeding facility open
- Equipment/material demonstrations from participating vendors
- Program concludes at 12:00 PM
Registration
Lodging
Blocks of rooms have been reserved at Toftrees Resort and The Nittany Lion Inn. Rooms are available on a first come first served basis.
- Toftrees Resort: 800-252-3551
- Nittany Lion Inn: 814-865-8550
Other hotel information is available at the Central Pennsylvania Convention and Visitors Bureau by phone at 800-358-5466.
Acknowledgements
Penn State Center for Turfgrass Science would like to thank the following businesses and individuals for donating the following items for Field Day.
- BASF—bottled water.
- Dr. Paul Heller—coffee and donuts.
