On Tuesday, September 10 there will be a one-day Turf Seminar at the Hewitt VFW located at 725 Sun Valley Blvd, Hewitt Texas 76643. The McLennan County office of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and VirKim, Inc will host the annual Central Texas Turf & PCO CEU Workshop.
This program will offer attendees the option of obtaining Structural or Ag CEU’s. Within the Structural offering attendees will receive four hours (1 General IPM, 1 Pest, 1 General L&R, and 1 L&O) and choose between 1 hour of Termite OR 1 hour of Weed to receive the 5 hour total offering. Those attending for TDA Ag CEU’s will receive 5 hours (1 IPM, 3 General and 1 Laws and Regulations). Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. and the program will start promptly at 8:00 a.m. and conclude at 3:30 p.m. Lunch is included in the $55.00 registration fee.
Topics will include: History of Integrated Pest Management Practices by Janet Hurley, Extension Program Specialist in Integrated Pest Management; Program Approach to Weed Control with Becky Bowling, Texas A&M Extension Turf Specialist; Update on Current and Emerging Landscape Plant Disease and Management by Dr. Kevin Ong, Extension Plant Pathologist; General Laws & Regulations with Dr. Don Renchie, Extension Program Leader and Pesticide Safety Education Program; Lawn and Ornamental Disease Management by Becky Bowling; Termites and Wood Boring Beetles with Dr. Mike Merchant, Extension Urban Entomologist; Pest Management and Control Options with Dr. Mike Merchant, Extension Urban Entomologist
Pre-registration is recommended to take advantage of the $55.00 early registration fee. Interested persons must contact VirKim at 254-420-2456 to pre-register. Late registration will be $65.00. Pre-registrations may also be mailed to: VirKim CEU Workshop, 718 Sun Valley Blvd., Hewitt, Texas 76643.
