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SUMMARY:Developing and retaining today's assistant managers
DESCRIPTION:Industry consultant Tyler Bloom explores strategies and solutions to positively develop and retain top performers. \n \n\n	Topics covered include engaging today’s assistants with proven development and training programs. incentivize your assistants with “golden handcuffs” in order to retain high achievers\, or those with exceptional and hard-to-replace skills; how to reinforce positive culture building and engagement strategies that meet the needs of top performers.\n \n\n	 \n \n\n\n		\n		\n	\n\n\n	 
URL:https://turfnet.com/event/developing-and-retaining-todays-assistant-managers/
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SUMMARY:John Dempsey\, Ph.D. - Turfgrass diseases - attack and defend
DESCRIPTION:John Dempsey\, Ph.D.\, discusses how major disease‑causing pathogens infect cool‑season turfgrasses and how infected turfgrasses respond with complex defense mechanisms. \n \n\n	 Discover how turf managers can prime their turfgrasses and enhance these defenses\, leading to reduced levels of disease.
URL:https://turfnet.com/event/john-dempsey-phd-turfgrass-diseases-attack-and-defend/
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SUMMARY:Frank S. Rossi\, Ph.D.: 2021 - Year in review
DESCRIPTION:Frank S. Rossi\, Ph.D.\, of Cornell University looks back at 2021 and unloads his thoughts on what has transpired throughout the year and in the recent past and explore turfgrass management trends that have emerged throughout the year and in the recent past. This presentation also includes information on how a global health crisis continues to affect the business of managing a golf course.
URL:https://turfnet.com/event/frank-s-rossi-phd-2021-year-in-review/
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SUMMARY:Search strategies for equipment managers and assistants
DESCRIPTION:The shortage of industry-educated and trained equipment managers is causing many facilities to rethink what defines qualifications\, traits for success and on-the-job experience.\n \n\n	Conversely\, compensation and benefits programs are being redesigned to attract top talent.\n \n\n	Join Tyler Bloom of Tyler Bloom Consulting to learn strategies you can employ to find and attract today’s equipment managers and assistants.
URL:https://turfnet.com/event/search-strategies-for-equipment-managers-and-assistants/
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SUMMARY:Covid-related stress and anxiety: A roundtable discussion - Part III
DESCRIPTION:Carlos Arraya of Bellerive Country Club\, Paul MacCormack of Fox Meadow Golf and Country Club and Anthony Williams of TPC Four Seasons at Las Colinas return for Part III of a roundtable discussion of how Covid has affected the golf industry.\n \n\n	In this installment\, the group address labor issues\, the supply chain and personal and professional stress\, and offer their own insights about what worked for them and what did not and recommendations for the audience. \n \n\n\n		\n	\n\n\n	 
URL:https://turfnet.com/event/covid-related-stress-and-anxiety-a-roundtable-discussion-part-iii/
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SUMMARY:Drainage system design and installation: How it varies from existing courses\, to renovations and new construction
DESCRIPTION:Dennis Hurley and Zach Boudreaux of Turf Drainage Company of America discuss the factors that influence drainage design and installation procedures. The principles of drainage design are always the same across all types of projects\, whether it be draining an existing course\, drainage as part of a bigger renovation project\, or drainage of new construction. However\, designs sometimes have to be adjusted due to project constraints\, and installation methods will differ depending on the type of project. The presentation will also discuss how overall costs vary from one type of project to another.\n \n\n\n		\n		\n	\n\n\n	 
URL:https://turfnet.com/event/drainage-system-design-and-installation-how-it-varies-from-existing-courses-to-renovations-and-new-construction/
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SUMMARY:Herb Stevens and Garrett Bastardi: Winter weather advice like you (probably) never have heard before
DESCRIPTION:Herb Stevens and Garrett Bastardi\, both of Turf Threat Tracker\, discuss the challenges that the coming La Niña winter weather will present to superintendents throughout the country\, from deep snow and ice cover across the North\, to the potential for limited rainfall across the South. Both scenarios are common in a La Niña winter.
URL:https://turfnet.com/event/herb-stevens-and-garrett-bastardi-winter-weather-advice-like-you-probably-never-have-heard-before/
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SUMMARY:Rick Brandenburg: Was the fall armyworm invasion of 2021 a sign of things to come\, or can we address it more effectively as we look to 2022?
DESCRIPTION:This year has been the most significant year in the past 30 years for fall armyworm infestations in the eastern two-thirds of the United States. Not only were they widespread\, even up into Canada\, the population levels and the amount of damage they caused were very high.\n \n\n	In this webinar\, Rick Brandenburg\, Ph.D.\, of North Carolina State University discusses what happened\, how we got there\, what worked and didn’t work and what to expect in 2022.
URL:https://turfnet.com/event/rick-brandenburg-was-the-fall-armyworm-invasion-of-2021-a-sign-of-things-to-come-or-can-we-address-it-more-effectively-as-we-look-to-2022/
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SUMMARY:Craig Kessler: The importance of government relations and advocacy in golf
DESCRIPTION:In this TurfNet University Webinar\, Craig Kessler\, director of governmental affairs for the Southern California Golf Association\, will discuss why government relations and advocacy on behalf of the game of golf is so important.\n \n\n	 \n \n\n\n		\n	\n\n\n	 
URL:https://turfnet.com/event/craig-kessler-the-importance-of-government-relations-and-advocacy-in-golf/
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SUMMARY:Jim Brosnan: What's next after a season of contending with summer weeds?
DESCRIPTION:Jim Brosnan\, Ph.D.\, of the University of Tennessee takes a look back at the challenges of summer weed control and cleaning up after months of weed management throughout the golf season. He also discusses what golf course superintendents must consider when preparing for Poa control in the fall and provides a brief update on PGR research taking place in Knoxville.
URL:https://turfnet.com/event/jim-brosnan-whats-next-after-a-season-of-contending-with-summer-weeds/
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SUMMARY:Joe Vargas: Fungicide resistance and how to manage it
DESCRIPTION:Joe Vargas\, Ph.D.\, turfgrass pathologist at Michigan State University\, has never been shy about his against-the-grain views on fungicide resistance. In this Webinar\, he discusses fungicide resistance and why he does not believe in rotating products.\n \n\n	The presenter also provides university research trials and real-world conditions in the field that support his opinions that are delivered in a no-holds-barred style.
URL:https://turfnet.com/event/joe-vargas-fungicide-resistance-and-how-to-manage-it/
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SUMMARY:Tyler Bloom: Five ways to build your assistant pipeline
DESCRIPTION:Businesses do not run themselves\, people run them. As organizations look to bounce back from 2020 stronger\, many have ambitious goals. Achieving these goals requires a strong business strategy that includes attracting top talent. And that means building a strong talent pipeline.\n \n\n	In this TurfNet University Webinar\, Tyler Bloom\, a former superintendent and consultant who specializes in helping other superintendents solve their human resource challenges\, shares tips on how to overcome what is the most significant challenge facing the golf turf industry today – finding and retaining talent.
URL:https://turfnet.com/event/tyler-bloom-five-ways-to-build-your-assistant-pipeline/
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SUMMARY:Rick Brandenburg: Turf insects: What's coming in 2021 and how to stop them
DESCRIPTION:Rick Brandenburg\, Ph.D.\, of North Carolina State University\, discusses the impact the winter of 2020-21 had on insect populations\, which ones to watch out for this spring and summer and cost-effective approaches to management.\n \n\n	The presenter also reviews the latest products and their performance as well as the old standards and their role for insect management. Finally\, he discusses how to communicate your pest control programs to the public\, members\, guests and anyone else who asks.
URL:https://turfnet.com/event/rick-brandenburg-turf-insects-whats-coming-in-2021-and-how-to-stop-them/
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SUMMARY:Doug Soldat\, Ph.D.: Soil testing for nutrients and organic matter - and developing operational efficiency
DESCRIPTION:Doug Soldat\, Ph.D.\, of the University of Wisconsin\, discusses the fundamentals of soil testing to guide nutrient decisions.\n \n\n	Soil testing can be a tool to help superintendents develop topdressing and aerification programs\, too. In this presentation\, attendees will learn more about how to take samples and interpret the numbers as you continue to work on improving your operational efficiency.
URL:https://turfnet.com/event/doug-soldat-phd-soil-testing-for-nutrients-and-organic-matter-and-developing-operational-efficiency/
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SUMMARY:Paul Koch: Snow Mold Outbreak: Assessing the damage and preparing for next year
DESCRIPTION:A significant snow mold outbreak occurred over a large area of the Midwest and Northeast in the winter of 2021. Paul Koch\, Ph.D.\, of the University of Wisconsin assesses the conditions that led to the outbreak\, discusses strategies for rapid recovery and provides golf course superintendents with tips and advice on how to develop plans to reduce damage next winter.
URL:https://turfnet.com/event/kocksnowmold/
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