CONFERENCE PROGRAM

1:00-5:00PM     Pesticide Applicator Training – Instructor: Jim Jotcham – Westin (Room TBD)

AGSA Social – Elements Room, Westin Nova Scotian

7:00 AM                 Registration

8:30-12:00 PM      Dr. Paul Giordano: Agronomic Perspectives from the R&D Side – Fertility, WA’s, Diagnosing and defeating difficult diseases

10:30-10:40 AM    Coffee Break

12:00-1:00 PM       Seminar Lunch, sponsored by Belchim Canada, for participants registered in both morning and afternoon seminars

1:00-4:00 PM        Gary Taylor: Planning an irrigation system

2:30-2:40 PM        Coffee Break

4:00-5:00 PM        Reception – Mezzanine

5:00-7:00 PM         Trade Show Opening – Commonwealth Room

6:30 AM                Assistant’s Breakfast, sponsored by Aquatrols

7:00 AM                Registration

7:30-7:45 AM       Opening Remarks – Conference Chair/President/Syngenta

7:45-8:30 AM       Paul Giordano: Perception vs Reality: How Can Science Help to Dispel Common Agricultural Misconceptions?

8:30-9:15 AM       Gary Taylor: TBA

9:15-9:30 AM       Coffee Break

9:30-10:00 AM     Derek Settle: 20 years of research – alternatives to control silvery thread moss

10:00-11:00 AM    Dan Dinelli: IPM under pesticide restricted conditions: Building resilient turf systems with compost and Biochar

11:00-2:00 PM     Trade Show Opening – Dedicated trade show time, including lunch being served on the trade show floor

2:00-3:00 PM      Jill MacDonald, Rick Goodman: Adaptable golf and incoming legislation

3:00-4:00 PM      HR, Carla Bailey: Leave well, Lead better

4:00-4:30 PM      Derek Settle: Diagnosis and Management of Plant Parasitic nematodes in turf

4:30-5:00 PM      Derek Settle: Monitoring annual bluegrass weevil in Chicago golf courses using phenology and growing degree days

6:00-6:30 PM      Presidents Reception

6:30-8:30 PM      Awards Banquet

7:00 AM               Supplier’s Breakfast

7:45 AM               Welcome: Session Chair TBD8:00-9:00 AM      Bunker Hour: Emerson Coulter and Robert Clark on their bunker projects

9:00-9:45 AM      Erica Beck, Rainbird: TBA

9:45-10:00 AM    Coffee Break

10:00-11:00 AM    Andy MaGee: A hard lesson learned. 1 year later.

11:00-12:00 PM    AGSA Panel Discussion

12:00-12:10 PM     Closing Remarks