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Millennium Airport Hotel

Buffalo NY
Phone: (800) 873-8873

Event Description

7:00-7:30 Registration & Coffee
7:30-8:00 Trade Show & Welcome
8:00-8:45

GENERAL SESSION 1

Scouting and Diagnosis are the Keys to Good Pest Control, 15 Techniques to Aid Your Success
Richard Buckley, Rutgers University

8:45-9:00 Break
9:00-10:00

General Session 2

NYSDEC Regulatory Update
Michael Nierenberg, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Legislative Update
Jeffrey Lane, New York Alliance for Environmental Concerns

10:00-10:45 Trade Show & Break
10:45-12:00

GOLF TURF



 What’s Up with Brown Ring Patch and Other Rhizoctonia Diseases on Golf Turf?
Richard Buckley, Rutgers University
  LAWN/LANDSCPE


 What’s New in White Grub Management for NY? Biological and Cultural
Controls of White Grubs
Ben McGraw, Ph.D., SUNY Delhi
 

CEMETERY MAINTENANCE

Monument Care and Restoration
Tom Koch, Stone Art Memorial Company

3 Aspects of the NYS Vandalism Bill
Cynthia Craig, Department of State, New York State Division of Cemeteries

12:00-1:15

Trade Show, Lunch & Round Table Discussions

1. Seed Selection and New Varieties
- Jack Bryant, Preferred Seed Company, Inc.

2. Nutrient Management and Water Quality
- Mark Slavens, Cornell University

3. “Integrating” Integrated Pest Management for Your Facility
- Ben McGraw, Ph.D., SUNY Delhi

4. IPM Elements for Sports Turf
- Walt Nelson, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County

5. Crane Fly Management
- Rod Ferrentino, Ferrentino & Co., Inc.

6. NYSDEC Q & A: Regulatory Issues and Common Violations
- Michael Nierenberg, NYSDEC

7. Weed Control Ideas in the Landscape: Strategies for Reducing Herbicide Treatments
- Brian Eshenaur, Cornell University Extension, NYS IPM Program

8. Cultural Practices for Maximizing Turf Health and Minimizing Pesticide Dependence
- Alan Dungey, Great Lakes Athletic Fields, Inc.
1:15-2:15

GOLF TURF

 

 Fungicide Selection and Use
Richard Buckley,
Rutgers University
  LAWN/LANDSCAPE


 IPM Elements for Lawns
Walt Nelson, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County
  SPORTS TURF

Seed Selection
and New Varieties
Jack Bryant, Preferred Seed Company, Inc.

 

 

CEMETERY MAINTENANCE

Planning for Disaster or the Disasters of Not Planning
Valerie Newell, NYSAC Disaster Preparedness Committee Chair

The Best Cemetery Equipment and Processes
in the USA that Eliminate
Waste and Improve Services
Gino Merendino, Merendino Cemetery Care

2:15-2:30 Trade Show & Break
2:30-3:30 GOLF TURF


 Annual Bluegrass Weevil Potpourri: Biology, Ecology, Monitoring
and Biological Control
Ben McGraw, Ph.D., SUNY Delhi
  SPORTS TURF

 Nutrient Management
and Water Quality
Mark Slavens, Cornell University


 LAWN/LANDSCAPE

 Emerald Ash Borer Update
William Snyder, Greenleaf Supply and
William Ellsworth, NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets
Attachments
 

 Event Contact

  
Elizabeth Seme
(518) 783-1229
http://nysta.org/index.html
   

Millennium Airport Hotel

Buffalo NY
Phone: (800) 873-8873

 


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