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Sports Turf Conference

& Trade Show Tuesday February 12, 2019

Doubletree Hotel

1111 Jefferson Road

Rochester 14623

Thanks to Our 2019 Lead Sponsors

PLANT gflx. (Professional Landscape and Nursery Trades of

Genesee Finger Lakes) and Cooperative Extension of Monroe

County are pleased to invite you to our annual Sports Turf

Managers Conference and Trade Show Tuesday February 12,

2019.

This year’s sports turf program “What Condition Is My

Condition In?” covers natural turf grass maintenance from A-Z

with two long time professionals whose biographies speak

volumes for their passion of the industry.

Admar*

Alliance Designer Products

American Equipment*

Atlantic Irrigation*

Attica Packing

Batavia Turf*

Brighton Securities

Brodner Equipment*

Cambridge Paving Stone

Chestnut Ridge Nursery

Dig Safely NY

Excel Lawn Care*

Finger Lakes Mulch & Soil*

Helena Chemical

Great Lakes Athletic Fields

Lakeside Sod Supply

Belgard by Domine Builders

Cornell Cooperative Extension

of Monroe County

Grasslands Equipment & Irrigation

Keystone Hardscape by CST

Lawley Insurance

Lighting by Niggli Associates*

MTE Turf Equipment Solutions*

Northern Nurseries

NYS DEC

NYS DOL

NYS DOT

Preferred Seed*

Pride’s Corner Farms

Pro-Tech*

Rinox Pavers

Seedway

Sensenig’s Landscape Supply

ShrubBucket

SiteOne Landscape Supply

Techo Bloc

The Flanders Group

Upstate Gardeners Journal

Weckesser Brick Company

We Find Plants

(* Program sponsor)

2018 Participating Exhibitors

The event also contains a full day of ornamental horticulture

and related seminars for Certified Nursery and Landscape Pro-

fessionals, Landscape Architects, hardscape & water feature

professionals, and Commercial Pesticide Applicators with con-

tinuing education and recertification credits available. Over

30 vendors are exhibiting.

Our trade show and conference kicks off another

‘green season’ in the Rochester area. It is your opportunity for

professional development, earning recertification credits, and

strengthening your network contacts. We believe you will find

this sports turf conference a very valuable investment of your

time!

After almost 8 years with the Child Safe Playing Field Act,

Ask yourself: “WHAT CONDITION IS MY CONDITION IN”?

Preregistration appreciated by

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Includes all seminars, continental breakfast, hot buffet lunch,

afternoon snack

Number attending ____ x $90 _____________

5 or more from one firm ____ x $70 _____________

10 or more from one firm ____ x $65 _____________

Total Enclosed $ _____________

Send registration & check payable to:

PLANTgflx

c/o Shar Reeves

6995 Groveland Hill Rd.

Groveland, NY 14462

Or register on the web: http://plantgflx.com with PayPal

Recognizing weather may be an issue, Purchase Orders are

accepted for payment.

W-9 upon request

Contact Walt Nelson 585.753.2550, wnn1@cornell.edu for a copy

of the complete PLANTgflx Education Day program.

Contact Katie Berger 585.356.0972, katie@bataviaturf.com with

questions about the Sports Track or becoming an affiliate

member of PLANTgflx for $125 & attend the conference for $75.

Have you ever wondered what the pros would do if they

couldn’t use pesticides to keep their fields weed free? Find out at

our 2019 PLANT gflx Education Day! Luke Yoder former Head

Groundskeeper of the San Diego Pedres and Jim Miller former

Head of Facilities for Syracuse University are responding to the

question, “What condition is my condition in?”

We will tackle all areas of athletic field maintenance

including; *suppressing weeds minus the use of pesticides *seed

selection rate and timing for your over seeding *timing of

aeration *fine-tuning the type of fertilizer with soil sampling

*what type & when for top dressing football/soccer fields *in-

ground vs water wheel irrigation *frequency and methods of

irrigation calibration *height of cut for sports fields vs common

areas *are all athletic field grasses maintained the same *

frequency of mower blade sharpening *infield skin maintenance

including laser grading. How important is it to have a good grade

on your field? This just starts the day!

We will also cover budgets. How do I afford all this? Half

the battle of getting what you need to maintain a safe playing

field is the way a budget is presented. We have examples of

schools & municipalities that have received what they needed by

presenting cold hard evidence. It’s all “in the bucket!”

Register today and be a part of this very informative trio!

Identifies seminars with CEUs:

Certified Nursery Landscape Professional

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

Landscape architect

Sports Turf Management Association

Seminar topics and credits are subject to change

DEC

STMA

CNLP

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7:00 Registration, tradeshow, silent auction, continental breakfast

8:30 Luke Yoder - Drought vs Drench & Experiences under a Child Safe

Playing Field Act

9:30 Jim Miller - Care of grass: Expectations vs Regulations & Budget

10:30 Break

10:45 Luke & Jim - Putting it all together

11:30 Lunch / MTE demonstrations / trade show / silent auction

12:30 Luke & Jim - Round Table, Finding Solutions Together

Additional seminar of interest:

1:30 Chris Hyman - MTE Municipal Sales Rep

Seminar: Maintaining Grounds Equipment Rotary

Mowers & Small Engines

Preventative maintenance for small & large rotary

mowers as well as single and twin cylinder gas

engines. Overview the Tier 4 Final Diesel DPF (Diesel

Particulate Filter) system. Topics covered include:

Tracking Service Intervals, Engines (Filters, Spark

Plugs, Valve Gap Adjustments), Fuel, Hydraulics,

Rotary Blade Selection & Proper Sharpening,

Electrical Systems, Grease, Washing, Tire Selection,

Equipment Lifts & Tier 4 Final Diesel Engines.

Luke Yoder - former Head Grounds Keeper, San

Diego Padres, now field consultant for DuraEdge

serving as Sr. Vice President of Business

Development in the Southeast, supporting sports

field managers at all levels, contractors as well as

professional baseball.

Jim Miller - former Manager of Grounds & Athletic

Fields, Syracuse University, member of ACC

Conference, Sports Turf Managers & PLANTCNY.

Now Turf Consultant for SiteOne Landscape Supply.