Union College Sports Turf Workshop
Barbourville, KY
JUNE 3, 2008
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Where - Union College, 310 College Street, Barbourville

When - June 3, 2008, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Pre-Registration – Not required, but helpful.

Please email names attending to any of the following:
Robert Kerby, wkerby@uky.edu
A. J. Powell, ajpowell@uky.edu
Marcus Dean, mddean0@email.uky.edu.

Participation Fee – Free

Pesticide Certification – Applied for two Specific Credits for Cat. 10, 12 and 20 (Sports Turf)

Sponsors - KySTMA (Kentucky Sports Turf Managers Association) and UK Extension

Program Specifics

9:00 am - Welcome
Marcus Dean - President of KySTMA 
Darin Wilson - Union College Athletic Director
Robert Kirby - Knox County Agricultural Extension

9:20 am - The ‘State of Sports Grass’ in Kentucky and the Region. 
Mr. Bucky Trotter – Sports Facilities Insights & Midwest Golf and Turf

9:50 am - Selecting and Establishing the Right Grass. 
Dr. A. J. Powell, Jr., UK Turfgrass Specialist

10:40 am - Even Colleges and Pros Have Maintenance Nightmares!!
Mr. Marcus Dean – UK Athletics

11:10 am - Programming Fertilizer and Pesticide Maintenance
Dr. A. J. Powell, Jr., UK Turfgrass Specialist

12:00 pm - Lunch

12:30 pm - Field Demos
Doug Vescio and Tom Breeden, P.E., Vescio SportsFields
Weather permitting demos will include:
Laser grading, Surveying Principles, Seeding Bermuda,
Synthetic Infill Construction Methods and Evaluation.

2:00 pm - Walking Critique of Fields and Equipment Discussions           
All speakers and equipment suppliers will participate.

Current fields will be visited. Equipment demos will include aerification,
line painting, mound preparation, topdressing, mowing, etc.

 3:00 pm - End of Workshop