16th DAYS OF EDUCATION
18th and 19th of November 2014 in hotel MAESTOSO, Lipica
16th DAYS OF EDUCATION
18th and 19th of November 2014 in hotel MAESTOSO, Lipica
Tuesday, 18.11.2014
8.15 – 8.45 registration of participants
9.00 – 9.45 Dr.CALE A. BIGELOW (Professor of Agronomy, Purdue University): Soil and managing soil organic matter
9.45 – 10.30 ADAM MOELLER (Agronomist, USGA Green Section): Thatch management for new creeping bentgrasses, venting aeration – a benefit to putting greens
10.30 – 10.45 refreshment break
10.45 – 11.30 ADAM MOELLER (Agronomist, USGA Green Section): Irrigate for playability and turf health
11.30-12.15 GIUSEPPE SERENELLI (Herbatech S.r.L.), GORAZD NASTRAN (Green Consulting d.o.o.): Turf pigments on cool season grasses
12.30 – 13.30 lunch
13.30 – 14.15 MIKE FIDANZA Ph.D (Courtesy Professor of Turfgrass Science, Penn State): Snow mold and fairy ring management update
14.15 – 15.00 Mag. HARALD STÜCKLER (Prochaska Handels GmbH.): Mechanical turf treatment in extreme weather and climate situations
15.00 – 15.15 refreshment break
15.15 – 16.00 Dr.CALE A. BIGELOW (Professor of Agronomy, Purdue University): Creeping bentgrass cultivars – what is new?
16.00 – 16.30 ALJOŠA GOLOB (head greenkeeper GC Celje): Working at The Senior Open, Royal Porthcawl, Wales
18.30 – dinner in hotel MAESTOSO
Wednesday, 19.11.2014
9.00 – 9.45 ADAM MOELLER (Agronomist, USGA Green Section): Preparing greens for severe winter conditions: What we learned from the Polar Vortex
9.45 – 10.30 DAVID HARRISON (Campey Turf Care Systems): Revolution in Renovation
10.30 – 11.00 refreshment break
11.00 – 11.45 Dr. ANDREJ SIMONČIČ (director of Agricultural Institute of Slovenia): New legislation for Plant Protection Products
11.45 – 12.30 MIKE FIDANZA Ph.D (Courtesy Professor of Turfgrass Science, Penn State): Using wetting agents effectively
12.30 – 13.00 TONI VITALJIČ (Agronomist, Turf advisor): Diseases on cool season grasses – control and management
13.00 – conclusion of 16th Days of Education and departing of participants