EVENT DESCRIPTION:
The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture will host a Turf and Ornamental Field Day on Thursday, Sept. 11, at its East Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center, Plant Sciences Unit, on Alcoa Hwy. in Knoxville.  The event will begin with registration at 7:30 a.m. One of the largest such event in the United States, the Turf and Ornamental Field Day is expected to attract more than 500 turf and ornamental horticulture professionals, including golf course and athletic field managers as well as professionals managing both residential and commercial landscapes. The educational event will feature current research on managing weeds, diseases and insect pests of warm- and cool-season turfgrasses as well as strategies for maximizing the quality of athletic field playing surfaces. The field day will also provide education on managing ornamental plants in landscape settings. Educational sessions begin at 8:00 a.m. and continue until 3:30 p.m.

Featured talks will include crabgrass control, environmental buffers to protect water quality, new tools for managing ornamental pests, common ornamental diseases and insect pests in Tennessee, refurbishing residential lawns and managing putting greens.