2025 GCSACC Winter Education

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GCSACC Winter Education
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Pinehills Golf Club
Host: Joe Felicetti, CGCS

7:00 am: Registration with coffee and continental breakfast

8:00 am: Meeting called to order, Communication, Report of Officers, Good of the Association

8:15 am: Kevin Doyle, GCSAA Field Staff, Northeast Region- state of the association, other news to share with members

8:30 am- 10 am:    Dr. Geunhwa Jung, Stockbridge School of Agriculture, UMASS

Tackling Dollar Spot: Proven Strategies for Effective Turf Management

10 am-10:15 am: Break

10:15 am–11 am: Rich Marooney OSU, Prudential Financial - Preparing for the future

11 am-12:30 pm: Dr. John Inguagiato, Associate Professor of Turfgrass Pathology, UCONN 2 topics: 1) In with the New:  BMPs for renovating fairways to more sustainable creeping bentgrass varieties;  2) A new disease is causing yellow ring symptoms on annual bluegrass putting greens in New England

12:30 pm: Closing Remarks, Issue surveys, Buffet Lunch

Cost: $95 per person; Life Members: $60 per person

Approved for 3 Contact Hours for Mass. Pesticide credits;  .4 GCSAA CEU’s approved

Please register by 12 noon on Friday, January 10th

Please note there will be no refunds issued after the deadline date.