Upcoming Event

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8:00 Pesticide Recertification Categories 3A, 3B, 5A, 6, 8,10, and 60 Categories 3A, 3B, and 60 are finished by 2:00 (others will be finished by 5:00)

Special: Persons attending the Pesticide Recertification program may stay longer and receive fertilizer recertification credit.

8:00 – 12:00 Initial Pesticide Certification Review for Core Exam

1:00 – 4:00 Initial Pesticide Certification Exams (must have VDACS letter to take exams)

9:00 Fertilizer Certification / Recertification

9:00 – 12:30 Fertilizer Recertification

9:00 – 3:30 Fertilizer Training and Examination

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Buffers in the landscape are often overlooked but they are an essential element of a successful landscape. In addition to being required by local, state, and federal regulations, landscape buffers are a financial boom for companies prepared to enter this thriving – and growing – market.

8:30 am – 4:00 pm

• First, Take Care of the Soil – Stuart Schwartz, Ph.D. University of Maryland

• Environmental Benefits of Buffers – James Martin Virginia Dept. of Conservation and Recreation

• Turfgrass, A Natural Buffer – Mike Goatley, Ph.D. Virginia Tech

• Trees as Buffers – Joel Koci Virginia State University

• Virginia’s new Watershed Program – Caitlin Verdu Virginia Department of Forestry

• Business Opportunities in Establishing and Maintaining Buffers – Blair Blanchette Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts

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