BLACKSBURG, Va. — The Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center will host its annual Turfgrass Field Day on Wednesday, June 23, in conjunction with the Virginia Turfgrass Council.
Activities and tours during the event will be beneficial for golf course superintendents, sports turf managers, lawn care professionals, landscapers, parks and recreation employees, Virginia Cooperative Extension personnel, and others in the turf industry.
Pesticide recertification credits will also be available for categories 3A, 3B, 5A, 6, 8, 10, and 60.
The schedule includes:
- Registration for pesticide recertification class and tour; 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.
- Field tour of turf plots and pesticide recertification; 8 a.m. to noon
- Lunch; noon to 1 p.m.
- Pesticide recertification class resumes; 1 to 5 p.m.
Participants must pre-register for lunch and for the pesticide recertification class.
The Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center is located at 1444 Diamond Springs Road in Virginia Beach.
For additional information on the field day, contact Jeffrey Derr at (757) 363-3912 or jderr@vt.edu.
–Virginia Tech University