PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
MTC BOARD ADVISORS
MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
STAY CONNECTED BY
the time this publication gets to your mailbox, baseball will be back in full swing, golfers will be crowding the first tee boxes early in the morning, lawns will be growing, most of us will have out pre-emergent herbicides and everyone outside during any given day will recognize that distinctive smell of freshly cut grass. Springtime is finally here and with many of us either starting to be vaccinated or already completed, we can only be hopeful for the upcoming growing season. Coming up soon, The Maryland Turfgrass Council is offering the annual Procrastinators Re-Certification class on June 18, which will be conducted virtually. This is the last event offered by the MTC before your Maryland Pesticides and Professional Fertilizer licenses expire on June 30, 2021. Take advantage of the virtual classes while you can. On December 14th, 2021, The Maryland Turfgrass Council is scheduled to be back at Turf Valley Resort and Conference Center for the annual Maryland Turfgrass Conference. We will be keeping track of any COVID-19 restrictions way ahead of time. Do you have anything special coming up this year that you would like to share with your fellow turf professionals? Share it with us. The Maryland Turfgrass Council and the Board of Directors are here for you, and we want to continually hear what you are seeing in the field, events that are coming up, and even turf issues that affect you. We hope that you enjoy this issue of MTC News, and we value your continued support. Let’s stay connected and get this season off to a good strong beginning.
Ben Ellis
Maryland Turfgrass Council, President
S A V E T H E S E D A TES
JUNE 18, 2021
DECEMBER 14, 2021
Procrastinators Re-Certification
Maryland Turfgrass Conference
Virtual Training Application available on page 18 Sign up today
Turf Valley Resort and Conference Center
Rick Boldissar Turf & Seed Section 50 Harry S Truman Parkway Annapolis, MD 21401 Work: 410-841-5968 • Cell: 443-791-2896 Rick.boldissar@maryland.gov Kelly Love Pesticide Regulation 50 Harry S Truman Parkway Annapolis, MD 21401 410-841-5710 • kelly.love@maryland.gov Judy McGowan Urban Nutrient Management 50 Harry S Truman Parkway Annapolis, MD 21401 410-841-5955 • judy.mcgowan@maryland.gov
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND: DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SCIENCE & LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Dr. Mark Carroll Environmental & Pesticides 2132 Plant Science Bld. College Park, MD 20742 Campus: 301-405-1339 • Farm: 301-314-6303 mcarroll@umd.edu Dr. Thomas Turner, Professor Emeritus Turfgrass Nutrients / Extension 395 Green Meade Dr. College Park, MD 20740-3721 Farm: 301-314-6302 • tturner@umd.edu Dr. Peter Dernoeden Professor Emeritus 18086 White Oak Dr. Milton, DE 19968 301-314-6300 • pd@umd.edu David Funk Turf Farm Manager 395 Green Meade Dr. College Park, MD 20740-3721 301-314-6300 • dfunk@umd.edu Joseph Ryan Doherty Grad Student 8230 Harvest Bend Lane, Apt 38 Laurel, MD 20707 910-990-9844 • jdoherty3@umd.edu
INSTITUTE OF APPLIED AGRICULTURE: Geoffrey Rinehart Turfgrass Management 2113 Jull Hall 4196 Stadium Dr. College Park, MD 20742 301-405-4692 • rinehart@umd.edu Dr. Kevin Mathias Professor Emeritus College Park, MD • jkm@umd.edu
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