The annual Kentucky Turf & Landscape Management Short Course is the premier educational event for Kentucky turfgrass professionals. Meeting organizers have planned an excellent program for February 21-23, 2023 with more than 20 speakers and three educational tracks covering sports turf, golf course, and lawn and landscape topics as well as a business management track.
The University of Kentucky Turfgrass Program in cooperation with the Kentucky Horticulture Council is excited to announce registration is open for the 46th Annual Kentucky Turf & Landscape Management Short Course. This event will be held in person at the Hardin Co Extension Center in Elizabethtown, KY.
“This is Kentucky’s best turfgrass conference and we are excited to partner with the KY Horticulture Council again this year. This is a great opportunity for professional turfgrass and landscape managers to grow professionally and maintain their applicator license. This event is an opportunity to learn and network with other professionals from around the state,” Kenneth Clayton, UK Extension Associate for Turfgrass Science.
University of Kentucky specialists will be presenting sessions on pest control (insect, weed, and pathogen), water topics, ornamentals, and nutrient management. Several excellent out-of-state speakers are on the program including Jackie Guevara (Michigan State University), Dr. Bill Kreuser (University of Nebraska-Lincoln), and Dr. David Gardner (Ohio State University) as well as local industry speakers Robert Hoffman (Roundstone Native Seed), Eric Harshman (Transylvania University), and Alan Mark (Barenbrug Seed Company).
“The green industry of Kentucky is a multi-billion dollar market, with turfgrass and landscape management businesses contributing to the local economy in urban and rural communities across the state,” says Cindy Finneseth, KHC Executive Director. “The Short Course is an excellent networking and professional development event with CEUs for green industry professionals.”
The short course registration fee is $40 per day. The full conference program, information about pesticide CEUs, and registration instructions are available on the Short Course webpage. Registration is available from the event page and online through Eventbrite (link below) or by mailing in the meeting registration form by Friday, February 10. After this date, you may continue to register online until Friday, February 17. If space allows, on-site registration will be available at $60 per day.
A pre-conference pesticide training with certification testing through the Kentucky Department of Agriculture is available on Tuesday, February 21. The training is $40 and the test fee is $25 and must be paid on-site.
For registration questions call: 859-490-0889 or email: info@kyhortcouncil.org. Eventbrite registration link: https://2023KYTurfShortCourse.eventbrite.com