Weather 101: Fundamental Meteorology for Turf Managers

Weather conditions impact turf managers on a daily basis. Turf managers can make better management decisions and provide consistent field conditions by better understanding weather patterns and concepts. This will class introduce fundamental weather concepts and provides turf managers with the tools to interpret daily weather reports, maps, and forecasts. Severe weather issues such as lightning safety will also be addressed.

 

Maximizing Your Fertilizer Dollar

Get the biggest bang for your fertilizer buck. This class will focus on helping attendees make the best fertilizer purchases possible by: understanding Nitrogen release rates and fertilizer characteristics; learning how to conduct physical quality comparisons of size and uniformity; interpreting labels; and putting it all together by matching product with application rates and times.

 

Weed Management:

            This class defines weeds and introduces an integrated weed management strategy towards controlling and preventing weed problems. Attendees will learn: the differences between annual and perennial weed growth cycles, the cultural practices that either inhibit or aid in weed growth; how weeds can indicate problems with lawns; and the fundamentals of chemical weed control.

 

Why Isn’t My Turf Green?

            This class will help attendees develop a new perspective on how to diagnose turfgrass problems. The goal will be to develop a list of questions to ask when the turf doesn’t look the way it is expected to look. Numerous photos of lawn problems will be shown and discussed.