Maryland Turfgrass Council
Education and Recertification Event
March 13, 2024
Talbot Agriculture and Education Center
10659 Hiners Lane
Easton, MD 21601
7:30am- 8:00am Registration, Coffee, Tea, Bottled Water, Sweets
8:00am- 8:50am Overview of The Properties of Soil And How They Affect Plant Health; Emily Zobel- Univ. of Maryland Extension
8:50am- 9:40am What Does Turf Really Need; Ginney Rosenkranz- Univ. of MD Extension Educator
9:40am- 9:50am Break
9:50am- 10:40am Insect Pest of Turfgrass; Geoffrey Rinehart- Univ. of Maryland IAA
10:40am- 11:30am Weed Identification and Management; Kelly Nichols- Univ. of
Maryland Extension Agent
11:30am-11:40am Break
11:40am- 12:30pm Fertilizer Types and Strategies; Geoffrey Rinehart- Univ. of Maryland IAA
12:30pm-1:20pm Effective Management of Rhizoctonia Diseases in Turfgrass; Fereshteh Shahoveisi, PhD- UMD Turfgrass Pathologist
Education Points for MD Professional Fertilizer, MD Turfgrass Pesticides, Virginia, DE Pesticides, and WV Pesticides.
The Maryland Turfgrass Council P.O. Box 389, St. Michaels, MD 21663 Phone: (443) 742-6618