Credit Information:
MDARD Pesticide Recertification Credits
Tuesday, Jan. 22: 4 credits (3A, 3B, 6, Comm. Core)
Wednesday, Jan. 23: 7 credits (3A, 3B, 6, Comm. Core)
Thursday, Jan. 24: 6 credits (3A, 3B, 6, Comm. Core)
GCSAA Education Pts.
Tuesday, Jan. 22: 0.60 pts.
Wednesday, Jan. 23: 0.60 pts.
Thursday, Jan. 24: 0.65 pts.
Education Program
Tuesday, Jan 22
Golf (Big Ten A)
9:00 AM Creating and Leading a High Octane, High Productivity, "On a Mission from God" High Performance Team - Greg Patterson, Founder and President, Tribal Magic
10:45 AM Turfgrass Pathology Research Update - Dr. Joe Vargas, Jr.
11:30 AM Putting Green Management Research Update - Dr. Trey Rogers
12:00 Lunch
1:30 PM The Big Time-Long Time Staff Happy Toolbox - Gregg Patterson, Founder and President, Tribal Magic
2:30 PM Implementing the Smith-Kerns Dollar Spot Model at your facility - Dr. Paul Koch, Univ. Wisconsin
3:30 PM Michigan Pesticide Regulatory Update - Molly Mott, Pesticide Enforcement Specialist, MDARD
Lawns, Athletic Fields, and Grounds (Lincoln)
10:45 AM Weed Control Update - Aaron Hathaway, Msu
1:30 PM What We've Learned from Stadium Turf Establishment Projects - Dr. Trey Rogers, MSU
2:30 PM 2018 Year in Review and Tips for Improving Turf in 2019 - Dr. Kevin Frank, MSU
3:30 PM Turf Insects in Michigan Lawns - David Smitley, MSU
4:30 PM Annual Meetings MiGCSA, MTF, MiSTMA
Equipment Technicians Session (Hancock Turf Research Center)
8:00 AM Registration
8:30-10:30 AM Schaffer oil and lubricants, grease and fuel additives
10:45 AM Jacobsen
12:00 Lunch
1:00 PM John Deere JW Turf - Bill Stone
3:00 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, Jan. 23
Golf (Big Ten A morning; Auditorium afternoon)
8:00 AM Grad Student Research Presentations - Ryan Bearss, Thomas Green, Anna Stouffer-Hopkins, and Mick Piombino
9:00 AM Turfgrass Nutrition, Nutrient Fate, and Cultivar Evaluation Research Update - Dr. Kevin Frank, MSU
9:30 AM Physiology Research Update - Dr. Emily Merewitz, MSU
10:00 AM Snow Mold Control: What works and why the heck didn't it work at my place - Dr. Paul Koch, Univ. Wisconsin
11:00 AM Lunch
12:30 PM Golf as Natural Capital - Dr. Brian Horgan, Univ. Minnesota
1:30 PM The Story of Erin Hills - Mike Hurdzan, Hurdzan Golf
2:30 PM Growing Turf in Low Light, Shaded Environments - Dr. Aaron Patton
3:30 PM Scholarship Awards
4:00 PM Vendor Half-Time Show
Lawns, Athletic Fields, and Grounds (Lincoln)
8:00 AM CSI Turfgrass: Identification and management of the most common lawn/sports diseases, insects, and abiotic problems - Dr. Paul Koch, Univ. Wisconsin
9:00 AM Sustainable Turfgrass Systems - Dr. Brian Horgan, Univ. Minnesota
10:00 AM MSU Weed Diagnostics - Erin Hill, MSU Diagnostic Services
11:00 Lunch
12:30 PM How you can make your herbicides work better - Dr. Aaron Patton, Purdue University
1:30 PM Identifying Diseases in Lawns and Sports Turf - Nancy Dykema, MSU
2:30 PM Biting Stinging Insects - Howard Russell, MSU Diagnostic Services
3:30 PM Scholarship Awards (Auditorium)
4:00 PM Vendor Half-Time Show
Asst. Golf Course Superintendents (103 AB)
12:30 PM Tall fescue: Niche grass or game changer? - Bob Vavrek, USGA
1:30 PM Transitioning from Asst. to Superintendent - Mike Montney, Western Golf and CC and Brian Hilfinger, Edgewood CC
2:00 PM South 9 renovation at Cascade Hills CC - Orville Davis, Cascade Hills CC
2:30 PM GCSAA Assistant Certification and EXCEL Leadership Programs - Steve Randall, GCSAA
3:30 PM Adjourn
Equipment Technicians Session (Hancock Turf Research Center)
8:00 AM Registration
8:30 AM Reel Science presented by Foley United
10:45 AM EZGO Fuel Injection and Lithium Technology
12:00 Lunch
1:00 PM Toro, Spartan Distributors - John Garlets and Tom Burke
3:00 PM Hydraulics
4:00 PM Adjourn
Thursday, Jan. 24
Golf (Big Ten C)
8:00 AM Understanding PGR Application Timings - Aaron Hathaway, MSU
8:30 AM 50th Anniversary of the O.J. Noer Turf Collection at MSU - Pete Cookingham, MSU Libraries
9:00 AM USGA Regional Update - Bob Vavrek, USGA
10:00 AM Golf and the Law - Mike Hurdzan, Hurdzan Golf
11:00 AM Golf Course Research Update - Dr. Thom Nikolai
12:00 PM Lunch
1:30 PM Railside Golf Club Master Plan Renovation - Jeff Smith, Railside Golf Club
2:00 PM Speaker TBD
2:30 PM Restoration at Inverness Club - Ryan Kaczor, Inverness Club
3:00 PM Benefits of Forward Tees on Golf Courses - Chris Wilczynski, CW Golf Architecture
3:30 PM The First Green and GCSAA Programs Update - John Fulling, Kalamazoo CC
4:30 PM Adjourn
Lawns, Grounds, and Athletic Fields Joint Session (Big Ten B)
8:00 AM Calibrating Sprayers and Spreaders on New Ride On Sprayers/Spreaders - Dr. Aaron Patton, Purdue University
Lawns and Grounds (104 AB)
10:00 AM Don't Let This Happen to You - Dr. Ben Hamza, TruGreen
11:00 AM Abiotic Plant Problems and Solutions - Dr. Bob Schutzki, MSU
12:00 PM Lunch
1:30 PM Lawncare success and failures - Dr. Thom Nikolai, MSU
2:30 PM Trees and Turf: Can't We All Just Get Along - Dr. Berg Cregg, MSU
3:30 PM Ornamental and Landscape Disease Diagnostics - Dr. Jan Byrne, MSU
4:30 PM Adjourn
Athletic Fields (103 AB)
10:00 AM Soil Drainage and the Sand Cap-Build Up System - Dr. Jim Crum, MSU
11:00 AM Field of the Year Presentation - MiSTMA
12:00 PM Lunch
1:30 PM Diagnosing Athletic Field Problems - Dr. Ben Hamza, TruGreen
2:30 PM Turf Nutrition and Fertilizer Programs for Athletic Fields - Dr. Kevin Frank, MSU
3:30 PM Robotic painting techniques for athletic fields - Josh Dukes, Turf Tank Intelligent Marking
4:30 PM Adjourn