Cornell Turf Management ShortCUTT's: A New Seminar Series from the Cornell Turfgrass Team
Attention all Turfgrass Professionals! Mark your calendars today and plan to attend this series at your local Cornell Cooperative Extension office coming live from the Cornell University campus at the following dates/times: April 11, May 09 & June 16 from 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Turf care professionals in Westchester County will be able to access this program at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Westchester County, 26 Legion Drive, Valhalla.
Discuss timely turf pest problems and have your questions answered by renowned expert guests including Drs. Frank Rossi, Marty Petrovic, Dan Peck, Leslie Weston, Jennifer Grant and others. Hosted by Joann Gruttadaurio.
Registration will be $45 per session and attendance will be limited to 25. To reserve your spot, or for more information, please contact Joann Gruttadaurio directly at: jg17@cornell.edu or 607-255-1792.
Further information is also available by opening the file attached to this email and by visiting: http://www.hort.cornell.edu/instruction/short/specialturfseries.htm
**NYS DEC Pesticide Recertification Credits will be awarded**
Submitted by Rick Harper, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Westchester County
Cornell's Seeley Conference June 25-27
This year's Seeley Conference will explore the future
of global floriculture. Some of the topics to be discussed are:
•What are the current global business trends and
their impacts?
•How do human, natural and intellectual resources
control and define the direction of these trends?
•To what extent are the trends influenced by
a country’s political and regulatory environment?
•What is the significance of cultural barriers?
•And, most importantly, How do you bring
clarity and relevance to see opportunity in these complex issues as
they relate to floriculture and ornamental horticulture?
More information and registration can be found at
http://www.hort.cornell.edu/seeleyconference/
Garden Writers
Association Survey
The Garden Writers Association Foundation has released the 2006 Early
Spring Gardening Trends Research Report. The report found that 52% of
households plan to make most of their spring plant purchases at mass
merchants and DIY stores. Thirty-nine percent of households plan to
buy from nurserys and local retail stores.
http://www.gardenwriters.org/Trends/IndexTrend.html
Submitted by Anna Snider, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Westchester
County
Help Combat the Invasive Mile-a-Minute Vine
The Problem: Be on the lookout for the non-native and invasive Mile-a-Minute vine (polygonum perfoliatum L.) that is invading the lower Hudson Valley. It has been called the kudzu of the northeast because of its very aggressive nature. The vine can grow up to 6 inches a day and reach lengths of more than 23 feet a year! Prickly stems and leaves allow it to climb over surrounding vegetation and form dense, tangled mats that shade out the sun and choke underlying vegetation. This can lead to a decrease in biodiversity while reducing the aesthetics of the landscape. The annual vine is easily recognizable by its triangular leaves, downward facing prickles, ocrea (circular leaf surrounding the stem), and iridescent blueberry-like fruits that appear in late summer.
The Solution: Government agencies and other organizations have been collaborating to launch an early detection and rapid response to this invasive in the lower Hudson Valley in order to eradicate the vine when possible and halt the it's expansion in New York State. CCE educators Dianne Olsen (Putnam) and Tolly Beck (Rockland) have been working closely on this project. Feel free to contact them for more information. Early detection and rapid response includes: detection of the vine, control of infestations, and monitoring of controlled sites for signs of recurrence. Hand pulling the vine and cooking it in the sun in black plastic bags is the best way to combat this invasive.
How to Help: Volunteers are needed to survey areas and look for new infestations, control known infestations through hand pulling, and/or monitor controlled sites for signs of recurrence. To report an infestation or to volunteer please contact Kristen Fix at 845-758-7015 or kmfix@gw.dec.state.ny.us. For pictures and general information go to: www.ipcnys.org/sections/target/m1m_overview.htm
Submitted by Teresa Rusinek, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County
index
Learning More
About Beneficial Soil Fungi
By Jim Core, USDA-ARS
Beneficial soil fungi that help plants grow could become easier for
farmers to use, based on research by Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
scientists who are studying these valuable organisms. The fungi, called
mycorrhizal fungi, live inside and outside root cells and help them
reach for nutrients by extending long threads called hyphae into the
soil. The plant, in exchange, provides the fungi glucose and possibly
other organic materials that they need to survive. Unfortunately, modern
agricultural practices have reduced populations of arbuscular mycorrhizal
(AM) fungi, the most common type. By learning more about AM fungi physiology
and finding ways to grow colonies without host plants, ARS scientists
at the Eastern Regional Research Center in Wyndmoor, Pa., hope to make
the fungi a practical option for producers.
Currently, researchers cannot cultivate an AM fungus without a host because the fungus can't complete its life cycle without the organic nutrients or other stimuli it receives from roots. Gerald Nagahashi a chemist/cell biologist at ERRC, has been focusing on the events that must occur before the fungus can colonize a host plant. He developed a bioassay showing that host root components--including chemical compounds exuding from the roots, root caps and root border cells--induce fungal hyphal branching. The increase in branching creates a greater potential for the fungus to find and attach to the host root surface. Nagahashi and David D. Douds, an ERRC microbiologist, investigated how environmental factors, such as chemical compounds from host roots, blue light from the sun's spectrum, and carbon dioxide, affect AM fungal growth, either individually or together. Their techniques involved growing host roots in sterile culture and using sterile fungal spores to study various environmental factors individually or in combination. They found that these three factors--root chemicals, blue light and carbon dioxide--can all work independently to promote growth in AM fungi but are even more effective when applied together.
To read more, visit: http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/jan06/root0106.htm
Submitted by Rick Harper, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Westchester County
index
Learning To Grow Better
Nursery Plants
By Don Comis, USDA-ARS
A new monitoring system developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Ohio is teaching researchers and nursery growers how to grow better trees and horticultural plants using more precise, efficient and safe applications of water, nutrients and pesticides.
The system is the brainchild of a team assembled over the past three years by Charles Krause, research leader and plant pathologist in the ARS Application Technology Research Unit at Wooster. ARS is the U.S. Department of Agricultures principal scientific research agency.
Although the lessons learned in the research are still experimental, they're already being adopted so rapidly by nursery operators that some in the industry expect the ARS monitoring system to be commercialized within the next few years. Nursery managers have reduced water use by 40 percent or more by applying these lessons.
The system monitors plant needs year-round, currently using 30 sensors for each of three sets of 50 trees. Tests are being done at Willoway Nurseries in Avon, Ohio, on Red Sunset maple, redbud, and Chanticleer pear trees. The sensors and a weather station linked to computer data loggers take readings every minute, 24 hours a day, during the growing season of measurements such as soil temperature and moisture.
The tests are being done with an increasingly popular production technique called pot-in-pot,in which potted plants are set inside holder pots permanently buried in the field. This especially lends itself to the new monitoring system, but is not the only technique that would work with it.
Excess water draining from the pots is measured and evaluated for quality and levels of wasted nutrients and pesticides. The system has shown that applying water at a slower rate several times a day reduces total water use and has revealed that the trees were being over-fertilized. It also promises to be the safest way to target pesticides, pumping them through hoses to individual spray nozzles attached to stakes in each plant pot.
For more information, visit: http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/feb06/plant0206.htm
Submitted by Rick Harper, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Westchester County
index
Urban Legend-
Email Circulating Over the Internet Regarding Mulch from Hurricane Katrina
Wood by-Products.
We have received several inquiries concerning an email
circulating that warns consumers about purchasing mulch containing wood
debris from Hurricane Katrina.
Information received from a national university ornamental-entomology
list serve has shed some light on the subject. The bottom line is it
is probably one of those “urban legends” or “myths”.
Here is the information being circulated in response to this concern:
According to Dr. Gregg Henderson, entomologist with Louisiana State
University, there is a quarantine on all wood waste from hurricane devastated
areas of southern Louisiana. The quarantine specifically addresses the
concern about Formosan termite-infested wood products being shipped
to new areas. The state is currently debating how or whether large quantities
of wood material can be treated prior to shipping to overflow landfills
in Mississippi that do not currently have Formosans. Louisiana neither
encourages nor condones the sale of wood waste in mulch from the hurricane
damaged areas. Here is a link to a document which addresses this:
http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/portals/0/news/pdf/FinaldebrisplanrevisedOct14.doc
.
According to Dr. Henderson, if anyone is chipping, bagging and selling mulch from southern Louisiana, it is being done illegally. The same would be true for Texas where there are also large quantities of wood from Hurricane Rita-affected areas that also have Formosan termites.
Part of the email message circulating around the Internet
is accurate, at least the part about Formosan termites being found in
damaged trees and the POTENTIAL for Formosans to be transported in wood
mulch. However, the mulching process is highly destructive to termites
and the likelihood is low of transporting a viable mini-colony of Formosans
in this manner. Though there is documentation stating Formosan termites
have been known to be shipped in this manner at least once.
Both Dr. Henderson and Dr. Merchant believe the essence of this email
is a hoax. They believe it very unlikely that the large retailers mentioned
would be buying and distributing termites from illegal sources. A far
greater and better documented risk is the sale and distribution of recycled
railroad ties.
Railroad ties are commonly sold throughout the south for use as landscape
timbers. Unfortunately, despite their creosote treatment, Formosan termites
can easily inhabit the center (untreated) areas of railroad ties. Texas
recently enacted a quarantine for this type of wood coming from Formosan-infested
areas; however they are still in the process of developing enforcement
protocols and Dr. Merchant is unaware of whether inspections and stop-sale
orders have yet to be enacted.
The best way to ensure you don’t introduce unwanted
termites into your landscape is to purchase garden mulch from a reliable,
local source. Many municipalities now produce and sell mulches produced
from city yard trimmings and landscape waste. This should be a safe
source for mulch and is a great way to close the circle and encourage
recycling of a valuable resource that would otherwise end up in a landfill.
Source: Michael Merchant, Ph.D, BCE, Urban Entomologist, Texas Cooperative
Extension
Submitted by Stephanie D. Mallozzi, Cornell Cooperative Extension
of Dutchess County
index
Cornell Waste Management
Institute Update
The Cornell Waste Management Institute (CWMI) was established in 1987.
CWMI addresses the environmental and social issues associated with waste
management by focusing University resources and capabilities on this
pressing economic, environmental and political issue. Through research,
outreach and teaching activities, CWMI staff and affiliated researchers
and educators work to develop technical solutions to waste management
problems and to address broader issues of waste generation and composition,
waste reduction, risk management, environmental equity and public decision-making.
The focus for such work is on multi disciplinary projects that integrate
research and outreach.These are some of the update topics currently
available on their website:
New NYS Regulations allow Nutrient Claims for Compost
Managing Road-killed Deer through Composting
Using Dried Manure Solids as Dairy Barn Bedding
Managing Organic Residuals Program Work Team annual meeting report
NYS DEC Regulatory Issues regarding taking of Off-site Residuals
Modification of the DEC Part 360 Rules
For more detailed information please visit: http://cwmi.css.cornell.edu .
Source: CWMI
Submitted by Stephanie D. Mallozzi, Cornell Cooperative Extension
of Dutchess County
Sour Mulch
Wood by-products that have been stockpiled for extended periods of time
may turn sour. When the wood by-products are piled so high that moist
materials within the pile become compacted and heat up to high temperatures.
This prevents oxygen from circulating and then leads to anaerobic fermentation
of the wood carbohydrates. This produces organic acids that can significantly
lower the pH of wood mulches. This creates sour mulch. Research suggests
that bark/wood products should not be piled more than 10 feet high and
should be turned to promote oxygen circulation. For the complete article
on sour mulch go to:
http://www.umassgreeninfo.org/fact_sheets/plant_culture/sour_mulch.pdf
.
Source: R. Kujawski and D. Swanson, UMass Extension
Written by Stephanie D. Mallozzi, Cornell Cooperative Extension
of Dutchess County
Changes to
the Worker Protection Standard for Agricultural Pesticides
The 2005 updated How to Comply with the Worker Protection Standard
for Agricultural Pesticides, What Employers Need to Know –supersedes
the 1993 version. Changes to the Worker Protection Standard (WPS) have
made the 1993 version obsolete and its continued use may lead an employer
to be out of compliance with this regulation. EPA may issue additional
guidance about the WPS and the WPS may be amended in the future. Check
with your state or tribal agency responsible for pesticides for further
information and updates. The 2005 WPS Update Quick Reference Guide lists
major revisions incorporated in the September 2005 Updated Manual and
is available at:
http://www.epa.gov/oecaagct/quickreferenceguide.pdf
Submitted by Teresa Rusinek, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster
County
Invasion
of the Earthworms
by Michael Majeski
Have you walked in a hardwood forest and noticed that the forest floor
is firm underfoot, bare ground and fine roots are visible, and very
few understory plants are present? Ecologists with the University of
Minnesota Department of Forest Resources have recently begun comparing
forests with these characteristics to those with thick forest floors
and abundant ground vegetation. What they found is that the culprits
- European earthworms - are changing forest ecosystems.
After glaciation, the North American deciduous forest ecosystems dominated
by broad-leaved trees developed without earthworms and adapted to the
slow bacteria and fungi decomposition of tons of leaf litter. The slow
decomposition releases ample nutrients for plant growth. The combination
of high productivity and slow decomposition results in the development
of a thick forest floor, which is the centerpiece of the hardwood forest
ecosystem. It is where most of the nutrient cycling takes place and
where all the plants germinate and grow.
The introduction of earthworms causes profound effects that cascade
throughout the ecosystem, altering its soil, forest floor, understory
plants, and, possibly, tree productivity and succession. In 3 to 5 years,
earthworms can consume the entire litter layer and the organisms that
live within it. The removal of the forest floor and the increase in
soil density slows the movement of precipitation into the soil, resulting
in runoff and erosion. The shrubs and herbaceous plants native to deciduous
forests are not adapted to the dense soil left behind by earthworms,
resulting in high mortality.
Increased plant mortality leads to an increased deer/plant ratio, so
that deer consume a much larger proportion of plants than they would
in the absence of earthworms. This can lead to the complete elimination
of some understory plant species.
.
Because canopy trees are not killed when earthworms first invade, changes
in successional direction and productivity may take decades or longer
to detect. Changes in the tree seedling community suggest that the composition
of the tree layer will ultimately be altered as well.
References
University of Minnesota. 2005. Minnesota Worm Watch.
http://www.nrri.umn.edu/worms/. (10 October 2005).
Visit http://www.nrri.umn.edu/worms/publications.html for additional
resources.
The entire article appeared in the Winter 2005 issue of Forest Matters
the Stewardship Newsletter for the USDA northeast area stewardship program
To view entire issues of Forest Matters, visit http://www.na.fs.fed.us/stewardship/newsltr/newsltr.shtm
Submitted by Rose Baglia, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orange
County
index
Wanted by Cornell and USDA
researchers: A natural enemy to curb two invasive, poisonous vines
http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb06/Swallow-wort.kr.html
Feb. 1, 2006
By Krishna Ramanujan
ksr32@cornell.edu
With no known enemies in North America, two types of invasive vines
are growing rampant in forests and fields, threatening reforestation,
fragile butterfly populations and bird habitats.
The vines are pale and black swallow-wort, and to find a biological
control to stem the growth of and their steady conquest of local ecosystems
in the northern United States and Canada, Cornell University is teaming
up with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service
(USDA-ARS), which operates a federal laboratory at Cornell.
Pale and black swallow-wort -- twining vines recently classified as invasive species and members of the milkweed family -- have rapidly spread since the mid-1990s. The plants are lethal hosts for monarch butterfly larvae and alter ground cover and affect habitat for grassland birds. And, if that is not enough, the plants are growing with increasing vigor in some maize and soybean fields and are altering forest regeneration patterns.Native populations of pale swallow-wort (Vincetoxicum rossicum) in Ukraine and black swallow-wort (V. nigrum) in southwestern Europe are kept in check, though, by native natural enemies. Natural enemies to plants often include moth caterpillars, beetles, flies and diseases. "They've been here more than 100 years but have exploded in the last 10 to 15 years, and it will still be a minimum of 10 years before we can even release a natural enemy to control their growth," said Antonio DiTommaso, associate professor of weed science at Cornell.
"The collaboration between Cornell and the USDA involves studies of the plants' biology to identify weak links in the life cycle that should be targeted, if possible, for biological control," said Lindsey Milbrath, a USDA-ARS research entomologist at Cornell, adding that introducing any agent will require federal approval. "Our research will help guide the selection of an effective agent." Milbrath, whose funding from USDA supports the Cornell collaboration on a three-year project, is working with researchers at a USDA facility in Montpellier, France, and other colleagues who are working in Ukraine and southwestern Europe to identify the plants' natural enemies.
The plants contain strong poisons, which likely limit natural enemies. Deer and cattle do not eat them. Researchers also are finding that pale swallow-wort may be replacing milkweeds in open fields in New York state and across the Northeast coast, within the migratory range of monarch butterflies. The monarchs lay their eggs on milkweed, and their larvae eat it as a primary food. Studies have shown that when the monarchs lay their eggs on pale or black swallow-wort, the larvae die within three days. DiTommaso and his graduate students are investigating whether the plants release root chemicals that alter soil conditions. Preliminary findings suggest that communities of mycorrhizae -- soil fungi that help provide more nutrients to plant roots -- differ in species and abundance in areas surrounding swallow-worts. "It could be that swallow-worts release chemicals that make an optimal environment for certain mycorrhizal fungi," said DiTommaso. Through the altered soil, or possibly because of chemicals directly released by the swallow-worts, other plant species have a hard time establishing themselves wherever swallow-worts grow, DiTommaso said.
The pink-flowered pale swallow-wort grows rapidly in both
forest understories and in open fields of undisturbed soil throughout
central and upstate New York, around the Great Lakes and in Canada.
The purple-flowered black swallow-wort prefers open areas and have a
foothold in the Hudson Valley, Long Island, southern New York and the
New England coast.
Like the common milkweed, swallow-worts release lightweight seeds with
featherlike tails that are dispersed by wind and passing deer. Interestingly,
between two to eight plants can germinate from each seed.
Submitted by Rick Harper, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Westchester
County
index
New Invasive
Pest watch- Sirex noctilio (woodwasp or horntail)
Cornell Woody Ornamentals Entomology Update 2006 (Excerpt)
By Paul A. Weston, Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca,
NY
Exotic pests continued to grab headlines in the landscape and nursery
industry in 2005. In addition to well-known intruders like Asian longhorned
beetle, viburnum leaf beetle, hemlock woolly adelgid, and pine shoot
beetle, we have a new kid on the block. You may have heard about Sirex
noctilio, a woodwasp (or horntail) found in Oswego in 2004. A single
specimen was found in September of that year, so extensive trapping
for the pest was initiated in 2005 by the NYS Department of Agriculture
and Markets, in cooperation with the US Forest Service and USDA/APHIS-PPQ.
Wasps were caught as far as 46 miles from the initial detection site,
so this insect is fairly widely established already. So far, the counties
in which Sirex noctilio has been detected include Cayuga, Onondaga,
Oswego, Seneca, and Wayne counties. In addition, the wasp was found
in southeastern Ontario this fall. It is not clear if the insect spread
this quickly in a year’s time, or if it had actually arrived a
bit earlier and was only detected after it occupied a fairly large area.
In any event, the arrival of this insect in North America has many foresters
concerned because of the damage it can inflict. S. noctilio has caused
extensive damage to hard pines (mainly red and Scots pine in upstate
NY) in plantations in Australia, New Zealand, and South America, all
sites of fairly recent introductions.
Infested trees initially exhibit wilting and browning of needles, and
production of copious amounts of resin on the trunk. Within a year of
infestation, trees are dead. Individual trees in the landscape are not
the most likely targets of S. noctilio, but any drought-stressed hard
pine is a potential victim. Tall trees with bare trunks up to 15 or
more feet are generally preferred.
Ag & Markets is planning a very ambitious trapping program this
year to delimit the actual distribution of the pest. For more information
on this new arrival, check out the following web site: http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/pest_al/sirex_woodwasp/sirex_woodwasp.htm
.
You can download a pdf of a very nice fact sheet at: http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/pest_al/sirex_woodwasp/sirex_woodwasp.pdf
.
Submitted by Rose Baglia, Cornell Cooperative Extension
of Orange County
index
Increased
Security Regulations of Ammonium Nitrate
New regulations are in place in New York State aimed at increasing security
controls for the sale of the commonly used crop fertilizer, ammonium
nitrate. The NY State Department of Agriculture and Markets now requires
all retailers of ammonium nitrate and ammonium nitrate products to be
registered and to maintain accurate records for a minimum of two years.
There are also requirements for registered retailers to provide adequate
security measures for ammonium nitrate to prevent vandalism, unauthorized
access, and theft of this product.
The purpose of the new regulation is to continue ammonium nitrate availability
to growers for crop nutrition while keeping the product out of the hands
of terrorists who can use this fertilizer to make bombs. The new regulations
as well as an application form for retailers of ammonium nitrate are
posted at the Department of Agriculture and Markets website at
www.agmkt.state.ny.us.
Submitted by Tolly Beck, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rockland
County
This publication may contain pesticide recommendations. Changes in pesticide regulations occur constantly. Some materials may no longer be available, and some uses may no longer be legal. Read the label before applying any pesticide. Cornell Cooperative Extension and its employees assume no liability for the effectiveness or results of any pesticide usage. No endorsement of products, services or companies is made or implied. Cornell Cooperative Extension provides equal program and employment opportunities.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DEC Region 3 Spring 2006
Pesticide Applicator Certification Training Dates and Exams
SEATING MAY BE LIMITED. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED BY ALL COUNTIES. CONTACT
THE CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION OFFICE
WHERE YOU WISH TO ATTEND TO SIGN UP
County |
Training |
Exam |
| 9:30 am-1pm |
CORE: 9:30 a.m CATEGORY: 11:00 a.m. |
|
| Westchester/Putnum (845)278-6738 |
Feb.16 | March 20 |
| Orange (845)344-1234 |
March 14 | April 11 |
| Dutchess (845)677-8223 |
March 23 | April 25 |
| Rockland (845) 429-7085 |
March 31 | April 28 |
| Ulster (845)340-3990 |
April 5 | May 3 |
| Sullivan (845)292-6180_\ |
April 12 | May10 |
Exams are graded on location. The DEC charges $50 for the exam fee (If you are attending the pre-exam training session, please bring a check or money order for the $50 exam with you that day). Upon passing the exam, the certification fee is $225 for your first category (except $100 for cat. 3A or 3B only). This certification will be valid for a 3 year period (1 year for cat. 3A or 3B only). If adding a category, a letter of experience or 12 recert credits are needed to be allowed into the test; also the certification fee will be determined at the time of the exam dependent on expiration date of the current license.
Contact the DEC for Information Regarding Eligibility for Certification or visit the pmep website at: http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/certification/Com_pest_app.html
Division of Solid and Hazardous Materials, Region 3
21 South Putt Corners Road, New Paltz, New York 12561-1696
Phone: (845) 256-3097 $ FAX: (845) 255-3414
Website: www.dec.state.ny.us
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hudson
Valley Cornell Cooperative Extension
Commercial Horticulture Education Program
2005-2006 Horticulture Programs for Professionals
*A printable version of the Hudson Valley 2006 Regional
Horticulture Program Calendar is available online at the following link:
http://www.cce.cornell.edu/ulster/Ag/AGEVENTS.htm
Arborist Certification Training
February/March 2006
Dutchess County CCE, Millbrook, NY
ISA Certification Exam: Wednesday, March 29, Dutchess County CCE, Millbrook,
NY
Stephanie Mallozzi (845) 677-8223 x 104; Rick Harper (914) 285-2622
A training program designed to assist green industry professionals in
obtaining the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified
Arborist designation. Attendees of this program will gain an increased
knowledge of practices pertaining to the care of trees including identification,
proper pruning, and safety. Certified arborists may also attend select
sessions for review and qualify for Continuing Education Units. Certain
sessions will also offer pesticide recertification credits
Pesticide CORE/Apprentice Training
Tues., March 21, 2006, Villa Borghese, Wappingers Falls, NY
Marianna Quatararo (845) 292-6180 X112; Dianne Olsen (845)278-6738
This course will introduce the basic CORE concepts and principles that
satisfy the NYSDEC requirements to become a Commercial Pesticide Apprentice.
Commercial Pesticide Technicians and Applicators may also attend this
course for review and NYS DEC Pesticide Applicator Recertification Credits.
Hudson Valley Turfgrass Field Day
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
DeBucks Sod Farm, Pine Island, NY
Rose Baglia (845) 344-1234, Joann Gruttadaurio (607) 255-1792 or jg17@cornell.edu
This full day of lectures and demonstrations will cover various aspects
of turfgrass including sports turf, lawn care, golf, sod, pest management,
and new discoveries.
index
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~Tri-County Nursery/Landscape
Association ~
In Conjunction With
~Cornell Cooperative Extension ~ Present The 2006 Calendar of Events
March 14, Tuesday (Snow Date March 15)
Taxes and Business Contracts Seminar
Time: 12:00 Noon
Location: Thomas Bull Memorial Park, Montgomery New York
RSVP Mark Masseo (845) 658-9148 or Jan Jansen (845)
651-4106
April 11, Tuesday
*Ornamentals Pest Update
with Paul Weston, Ph.D. Dept. of Entomology, Cornell University
at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orange County, Middletown, New York
$25/person includes lecture and dinner
1 DEC Pesticide Recertification credit offered
Registration required, deadline April 7
Call Rose Baglia (845) 344-1234
June 13
Dig Safe
Mark Masseo (845) 658-9148, Anthony Monaco (845) 343-9772
July 11
*Turf Field Day
Rose Baglia (845) 344-1234, Kevin Shuback (845) 651-4074
September 12
Golf Outing At Winding Hills
Jim Presutti (845) 567-1611, Anthony Monaco (845) 343-9772
October 10
*Deer and Nuisance Wildlife Controls
Rose Baglia (845) 344-1234, Jim Presutti (845) 567-1611
November 14
*DOT Program Update
Kevin Shuback (845) 651-4074, Mark Masseo (845) 658-9148
December 2
Holiday Party
Jan Jansen (845) 651-4106, Gene Vidal (845) 255-1249
All Dates Subject to Change
* = Pesticide Recertification Credits pending DEC approval
If you're not already a member, please consider joining
the Tri-County Nurseryman/Landscape Association, Region 7 of the New
York State Nursery/Landscape Association. It's a great way to network,
learn and meet other people within our industry.
For more information contact: Kevin Shuback (845) 651-4074.
index
Other
Programs of Interest:
From the Ground Up
NYAPPA Seminar on Campus Grounds Design, Construction & Maintenance
SUNY New Paltz Lecture Center 102
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Contact Robert Britton at 315 443-2362 or
rkbritto@syr.edu
NYS ReLeaf Conference
July 13-15, 2006
Long Island, NY
For more information contact:
Mary Kramarchyk at 518-402-9412 or email: mckramar@gw.dec.state.ny.us
Join fellow urban and community foresters, municipal officials, community
organizations, arborists, and affiliated industry professionals for
a conference that offers workshops and tours on urban and community
forestry issues.
Certified Landscape Technician Training
Contact: New York State Turf and Landscape Association,
(914) 961-2535, Website: www.nystla.com
An optional national testing program to recognize proficiency of qualified
landscape professionals.
Certified Nursery Professional Training Program
Dutchess, Putnam & Westchester: Scott Olivieri, (914) 682-4224
Orange, Rockland & Ulster: Mark Masseo (845) 658-9148
By passing this exam you can earn the title Certified Nursery Professional
(CNP). Contact your New York State Nursery and Landscape Association
listed above for more details.
If you are looking for programs that offer New York State Pesticide Credits, please go to http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/calendar