2010 Landscape & Grounds Maintenance Short Course: Session I
Environmentally Sustainable Turf Grass Management: Soil Fertility and Weed Management
Dr. Doug Soldat, UW-Extension Turfgrass & Urban Soil Scientist, UW– Madison -Organic lawn care - recent research results -Customizing fertility management to reduce environmental impacts -New recommendations for scheduling fertilizer applications
Ben Pease, Turfgrass Research Specialist, UW-Madison -When and how to mange weeds using integrated management techniques -Analyzing weed problems and determining solutions to meet your customer’s aesthetic and environmental desires -Low rate alternative herbicide to 2,4-D
Ruth Hilfiker, UW-Extension Commercial Horticulture Educator for St. Croix & Pierce Counties -Consumer market trends in environmental products & services. -Capturing the “green” market– the only hot spot in the home improvement market -Using the Blue Thumb program to market your business
Date and Time: Friday, February 19, 2010 to Friday, February 19, 2010 : 12:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $15.00
Location
Agriculture Service & Education Center1960 8th Ave
Baldwin WI 54002
Notes:
Do not google/yahoo maps address. They don't take you there.
The Agriculture Service & Education Center is a brick building south of the Ford Dealership. There is a large radio tower next to the building.
Directions:
In Baldwin, WI.
North of I-94 on Highway 65.
Turn Right on Fern St.
Turn Right on 8th St.
Contact Information
Tamara Wittmer x 128Phone: 715-684-2874
Email: tamaraw@co.saint-croix.wi.us
Website: http://www.uwex.edu/ces/cty/stcroix/