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S.T.A. 2007 Fall Wind-up & Annual General Meeting |
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The S.T.A. 2007 Fall Wind-up and Annual General Meeting will be held at the Dakota Dunes Casino’s “The Room” November 27th 2007. The Wind-up seminar will feature Dr. David Doherty whose topic will be “Physical Properties of Soils”. Contact us for more information. Registration is at 9:00am.
• S.T.A. Members registration form: » CLICK HERE
• Non-members registration form: » CLICK HERE
INSTRUCTOR:
David L. Doherty is the President and Founder of the “International Sports Turf Research Center, Inc.” (ISTRC). Mr. Doherty holds three patents on the ISTRC System which was developed to monitor the ageing process of golf greens both sand based and push ups. The majority of the top 100 courses in all categories use the ISTRC System to monitor the effectiveness of their agronomic programs from year to year or from season to season. ISTRC has monitored the effects of aerification and other cultural practices of over 1300 different golf courses and thousands of greens in less than 10 years.
The patented ISTRC System of undisturbed core testing was developed by Mr. Doherty to provide turf grass professionals with: [a]. accurate, cost effective data about root zone conditions as they exist in the field, and [b]. the effects of those conditions on turf quality and plant health. ISTRC’s unique and proprietary data base contains thousands of test results. The knowledge derived from the database permits ISTRC to not only report the test data, but also interpret the data in “layman’s language”.
OVERVIEW:
Physical Properties and what they mean to you. The objective of this seminar is to first: quantify the physical properties that we should try and attain for each of our greens depending on their micro-climate & type of turf. Second: Topdressing & watering programs that will allow us to make maximum use of the physical properties presently in each of the greens. Items covered during this section: 1. Soil Properties; 2. Solids & Pores; 3. Turf Types; 4. Micro-Climates; 5. Water & Irrigation; 6. Topdressing; 7. Sand Shapes. The Sealing of our greens and what we can do about it.
The objective of this seminar is to reintroduce basic soil physics, and to discuss in detail organic matter, binding agents, gasses, irrigation, air movement, moisture barriers, drain tiles, and aerifying displacement amounts in relationship to tine size and spacing. Items covered during this section: 1. Soil Physics of Sand; 2. Solids & Pores; 3. Organic Matter; 4. Air Movement; 5. Compaction; 6. Gases; 7. Aerifying/Displacements; 8. Binding Agents. The final part of the day will be customized to discuss what issues are specific to the area. The objective of each of the seminars is to introduce or reintroduce basic soil physics, and to discuss in detail organic matter, binding agents, gases, irrigation, air movement, moisture barriers, tree roots, drain tiles, and aerifying displacement amounts in relationship to tine size and spacing.
APPROVAL INFORMATION:
This seminar is eligible for 6.5 CEC for both the CGSA Master Superintendent and Accredited Golf Superintendents programs. Application has been made for GCSAA education points. |
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Saskatchewan's Turfgrass Association, founded in 1979, is a non-profit organization. The S.T.A. was organized by a group of Turfgrass Professionals which has grown to include people from Parks, Golf Courses, Sod Growers, Cities and Commercial Companies.
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