www.alaturfgrass.org Alabama Turfgrass Association 
 
Member e-newsletter February 2009
Greetings!
The next couple of weeks will be full of activity for the members of the Alabama Turfgrass Association.  The fourth Turfgrass Road Show Seminar will be Tuesday, February 11th, at the Grand Hotel in Pt.Clear/Fairhope.  Thursday, February 12th, ATA will hold a press conference at the 2009 New Beginnings site, Gulf Coast Youth-Reach facility in Summerdale.  And ATA will host a Sod Producers Field Day on Saturday, February 14th, at the Weorner Turf Farm in Bon Secour.  The last and final Turfgrass Road Show will be next Wednesday, February 18th, in Huntsville. 
 
If you need pesticide re-certification points, be sure to register for a Road Show Seminar.  If you would like to see sod equipment in action, come out to the Field Day.  If you would like to volunteer for the New Beginnings Project, contact the ATA office.
 
All ATA members are encouraged to attend the press conference on Thursday.  The New Beginning Project, which is a new endeavor of ATA, was designed to use our talents, services and products to benefit a charitable organization.  Gulf Coast Youth-Reach is an organization that fosters children in Baldwin county.  This facility, which opened in December, has a field that ATA members will convert into a multi-purpose sports field for the children to enjoy.  Look for more details soon!
 
Lastly, we would like to thank our newest Annual Sponsor, Southern States.  Welcome aboard!
 
Pat White, Southern TurfCare
ATA President
Turfgrass RoadShow Seminars
 
Schedule of Events:
8:00 am   Registration
8:30 am   Plants Out of Place - An Overview
                of Weeds and Control Practices
9:30 am   Pesticide Safety - Here's Your Sign
10:45 am  Turf Math - Common Calculations
11:45 am  Lunch - included
12:30 pm  Environmental Check-Up - How Green
                 Are You?
1:30 pm   Turfgrass Troubleshooting - Identifying
                Common Problems
2:45 pm   Controlling Critters - An Overview of
                Common Turfgrass Bugs & Grubs
3:45 pm   Adjournment & CEU/Pesticide Sign-ups
 
 
Dates & Locations:
February 11   Fairhope, Grand Hotel - Lagoon Room (in the main building)
February 18   Huntsville, Jaycees Building
 
 
Register on-line or contact the ATA Office:
1-866-246-4203 (toll free)
334-821-3800 (fax) 
 
 
ATA ANNUAL SPONSORS
  
Gold Sponsors
Ewing Irrigation, Golf & Industrial
Georgia Turf & Tractor
Kilpatrick Turf
Jerry Pate Turf & Irrigation
 
Silver Sponsors
Agrium Advanced Technologies
John Deere Landscapes
NaturChem
Syngenta T & O Products
 
Bronze Sponsors
Bayer Environmental Science
DuPont Professional Products
Harrell's, Inc.
Humphries Turf Supply
Southern States 
 
 
Sod Producers Field Day
 
The Alabama Turfgrass Association is hosting their 4th sod equipment field day at Woerner Turf Farm in Bon Secour, AL. This centipede farm is conveniently located on Highway 12, just minutes from The Grand Hotel and Highway 59 in Baldwin County.  Come see the newest technology and demonstrations in sod production immediately following TPI's Midwinter Conference! 
 
Field Day Schedule of Events
Friday, February 13th
9:00 - 5:00 pm  Vendor Move-in @  Woerner Turf-Bon Secour Farm
 
Saturday, February 14th
8:00 am       Registration @ Woerner Turf-Bon Secour Farm
9:00 am       Field Day Opens
12:00 pm     Lunch and Presentation:  Eptam (EPTC) 7 EC: Pre-Plant Application for Warm-Season Sod Production for Weed Control
     Dr. Harold Walker, Auburn University
3:00 pm       Field Day Closes & Vendor Move-0ut
 
Field Day Exhibitors
All turf production equipment companies are encouraged to participate.  To date, we have harvesters, planters, mowers, netters and turf installers.  If you would like to demo your equipment, contact Tricia Roberts at 334-319-0367. 

Upcoming ATA Events

Turfgrass Traveling Road Show
February 11    Fairhope, The Grand Hotel, AL
February 18    JayCees Community Building,
                     Huntsville, AL

New Beginnings Press Conference
February 12    PRESS CONFERENCE, Gulf Coast Youth-Reach, Summerdale, AL
 
Sod Producers Field Day
February 14    Woerner Turf Farms - Bon Secour, AL
Immediately following the TPI Mid-Winter Conf.
 
Mole Cricket Classic
March 30        Lakewood Golf Course, Pt. Clear, AL
How to Make the Most of Water Without Spending a Fortune, Mica Franklin, Aquatrols
 
Poa Annua Classic
April 20          FarmLinks Golf Club, Sylacauga, AL
 
Annual Conference & Tradeshow
Oct. 20-22       Auburn University Hotel &
                      Conference Center, Auburn, AL