Doing more with less: Turf in tough times

The first year turfgrass students at the University of Guelph are hosting the annual Turfgrass Symposium this year in Guelph, Ontario. Located at The Cutten Club, this year’s symposium is focusing on ‘Doing more with less: Turf in tough times’. We know that the economy is not at its best, and we need to learn how to alter how things have been done in the industry in the past, to have the same effect with less of an impact on budget.

The main focus of our day will be our three key speakers. They include Keith Bartlett, superintendent at St. Goerge’s Golf and Country Club, host of the 2010 Canadian Open, Dr. Tom Hsiang, professor at the University of Guelph, and Ron Scheidel, co-owner of Green Horizons sod company. They are all from different sectors of the turfgrass industry and they are going to enlighten us with how the changing economy has effected them and what they are doing about it. Included at this event is a quick beat the clock segment run by and presented by students from the class. An informative section on new ideas for the upcoming season, it will be interesting to see what professionals from the industry think of their ideas.

Starting at 8:00am and running until 12:00pm, this event is short, sweet and extremely valuable to professionals in the industry. This event is open to all those that are interested in coming. If this includes you, please r.s.v.p. to Rae Urwin at rurwin@uoguelph.ca

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