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    Gwinnett Extension Green Industry Update

    • October 13, 2011
    • 8:00 AM - 3:15 PM
    • 5150 Sugarloaf Parkway, Lawrenceville, GA 30043
    Gwinnett Extension
    Green Industry Update


    October 13, 2011
    8:00 am - 3:15 pm


    Gwinnett Technical College, Building 100, Room 401
    5150 Sugarloaf Parkway, Lawrenceville, GA 30043

    Recertification Credits:
    5 Pesticide Credit Hours in Categories 21, 24, 27 and 41
    2 Hours Private Credit;
    5 Hours ISA Arborist Credits;    5 Credits GCLP;
    0.50 Credits GCSAA Certified Crop Adviser
    3.0 CEUs Pest Management (PM) Category


    8:00-8:45 am
    Registration and Check-in

    8:45-9:00 am
    Introduction
    Timothy Daly County Agent, Gwinnett County Extension
    Aaron Poulsen Director of the Environmental
    Horticulture Department at Gwinnett Tech

    9:00-10:00 am
    New herbicides for turfgrass weed control
    Dr. Patrick McCullough,
    Extension Turfgrass Weed Scientist, The University of Georgia Department of Crop and Soil Sciences

    10:00-11:00 am
    Pesticide Division update
    Ricky Hayes, Pesticide Field Agent, Georgia
    Department of Agriculture

    11:00 - 12:00 pm
    Mosquito control techniques for the urban environment
    Elmer Gray, Agricultural Research Coordinator, The University of Georgia Department of Entomology

    12:00-1:00 pm
    Lunch on your own (Cafeteria available in Building)

    1:00-2:00 pm
    Integrated pest management in the landscape: recognizing limitations and incorporating multiple management strategies- Dr. Paul Smith, IPM Coordinator, The University of Georgia Department of Entomology

    2:00-3:00 pm
    Diagnosing abiotic disorders (environmental, physiological or other nonbiological factors) of turfgrass and landscape plants Timothy Daly, Gwinnett County Extension Agent

    3:00-3:15 pm - Conclusion and credits

    The cost is $10.00 per person.

    Make checks payable to Gwinnett Cooperative Fund. You can pay
    at the door but please pre-register. NO charge for Gwinnett Tech students, staff or faculty, but preregistration is necessary.

    To pre-register, contact Timothy Daly at 678-377-4010, tdaly@uga.edu, or use attached registration form.

    Registration Deadline: Tuesday, October 11, 2011

    Printable Registration Form

    Pesticide Applicator Recertification Clinic - Powered by Google Docs.pdf

    Georgia Arborist Association


    Email:  info@georgiaarborist.org
    Phone:  (404) 913-1422
    Address:  GAA ~ P.O. Box 2516, Decatur GA 30031

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