Schedule at a Glance
Tuesday, February 28th
8:00am - 3:00pm: Vendor Setup
11:00am - 12:00pm: Registration and Networking
12:00pm - 12:30pm: President’s Message (Cammi Campbell, Minot Parks)
12:30pm - 1:00pm: State of the Industry/First Green Program (Randy Robinson, GCSAA)
1:00pm - 2:00pm: Managing Nuisance Wildlife Around Your Turf and Landscape (Dr. John Loegering, UMN-Crookston)
2:00pm - 3:00pm: Maintenance on a Budget (Mark Michalski, Chisago Lakes GC and Matt Cavanaugh, Rush Creek GC)
3:00pm - 4:00pm: Turf Fertility: Doing More with Less (Dr. Doug Soldat, UW-Madison)
4:00pm - 8:00pm: Trade Show/Social
Wednesday, March 1st
7:00am - 7:30am: Registration and Networking
7:30am - 9:00am: Vendor Seminars (open to all vendors)
9:00am - 11:30am: Trade Show
11:30am - 12:15pm: NCTGA Annual Meeting
12:15pm - 1:00pm: Lunch
1:00pm - 3:00pm: Measuring and Managing Putting Green Organic Matter & Optimizing Nitrogen Fertilization for Golf (Dr. Doug Soldat, UW-Madison)
1:00pm - 3:00pm: 21st Century Ball Field Maintenance (Ben Boeding and Roger Weinbrenner, Minnesota Sod Company)
3:00pm - 5:00pm: Leadership Lessons for the Green Industry (Bruce Williams, Williams Golf Consulting and Roger Stewart, Stewart Golf Consulting)
5:00pm - 7:00pm: Social/Silent Auction/Raffle
Thursday, March 2nd
7:00am - 7:30am: Registration and Networking
7:30am - 9:00am: Cutting Unit Setup and Troubleshooting & Tips and Tricks for your Maintenance Facility (Trent Manning, Ansley and Settindown Creek Golf Club)
9:00am - 10:00am: Reducing Turfgrass Winter Injury through Remote Sensing (Dr. Eric Watkins, UMN- Twin Cities)
10:00am - 11:30am: Communication Across Generations: Each Different, Each Valuable (Liz Carlson, Liz Carlson Professional Development)
12:00pm - 3:00pm: NCTGA Board Meeting