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from the Faculty & Staff

 

GTI to Offer IPM Exam Preparation Courses in 2010

The GTI is working in conjunction with the Ontario Golf Superintendents Association and the Ottawa Valley Turfgrass Association to make an IPM exam preparation course available across the province in early 2010. The one day course will be offered in a number of locations to help prepare participants to write the IPM accrediation exam which will be administered at the end of the day. A study guide will provided in advance to help prepare individuals for the exam with the preparation course focusing on the specific needs of participants. Visit the IPM Accreditation Program website for more information on the accreditation process and requirements. Individuals must be registered with the IPM accreditation program at least two weeks in advance of writing the exam. Watch your inbox and association newsletters for dates and locations which will be announced early in the new year.

The course will also be offered as a pre-conference seminar at the Canadian International Turfgrass Conference & Trade Show in Toronto in late February.
 
Turf Managers’ Short Course Continues into a Fifth Decade
 
The 41st offering of the Turf Managers’ Short Course (TMSC) continues its tradition of providing academic and industry turf expertise to turf professionals. This highly valued four-week certificate program is held at the Guelph Turfgrass Institute, University of Guelph from February 1 to 26, 2010. Explore issues facing today’s professional turf manager: turf identification and management; soils; management of insects and diseases; irrigation techniques; construction and drainage. Turf managers and staff will gain expertise and competencies in practical and applied turf management.
 
“The career success realized by graduates of the Turf Managers’ Short Course over the past forty years has made it one of the most recognized turf management courses both within Canada and internationally,” says Rob Witherspoon, Director, Guelph Turfgrass Institute.
 
“The Turf Managers’ Short Course is a unique learning experience which provides the expertise of both industry and academic instructors,” adds Pat Shaver, Manager, Program Development, Office of Open Learning, University of Guelph. “Students receive the most current scientific research and practical and applied turf management practices and techniques.”
 
For more information on this unique classroom experience
Visit the course website
Download the TMSC brochure
Call: 519-767-5000
Email: info@open.uoguelph.ca

Ontario Turfgrass Symposium - The Culture of Green

OMAFRA Turf Specialist Pam Charbonneau along with the OTS partner associations have once again assembled a great program for the 2010 edition of the Ontario Turfgrass Symposium. The OTS will be held February 17 & 18 in Rozanski Hall on the main University of Guelph campus. If you haven't attended the OTS recently, take a look at the program and you will certainly agree it offers one of the best turf educational values available. Follow the kink above for all the program details. We hope to see you there.

Turf students carried on the traditional of sodding the campus cannon earlier this fall. Thanks to Ron Schiedel at Greenhorizons Group of Farms (Compact Sod) for providing the bluegrass and bentgrass sod the students used to sod the cannon as well as construct a small tee, green and bunker.

 

Turf at Guelph Hits the Road

Please stop by and visit the University of Guelph booth at the following industry conferences to say hello and pick up the latest information on education opportunities and services offered through the Guelph Turfgrass Institute:

Landscape Ontario Congress, Toronto, Ontario
Golf Industry Show, San Diego, California
Canadian International Turfgrass Conference, Toronto, Ontario