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Calendar of EventsTurf Industry EventsJanuary 10–14STMA Annual Conference& ExhibitionLong BeachConvention CenterLong Beach, CAJanuary 11–13Mid-Atlantic NurseryTrade ShowBaltimore Convention CenterBaltimore, MDJanuary 16–19VTC 52nd AnnualTurf & LandscapeConference and Trade ShowFredericksburg Expo &Conference CenterFredericksburg, VAJanuary 19Pesticide RecertificationFredericksburg, VAJanuary 25–28ANLA Management ClinicGalt House Hotel & SuitesLouisville, KYJanuary 30 –February 3TPI Mid-Winter Conference(Turf Producers Intl.)Scottsdale, AZFebruary 6–10NC StateTurfgrass Short CourseRaleigh, NCFebruary 9Chesapeake Green 2012 –A Horticulture SymposiumMaritime Institute andConference CenterLinthicum Heights, MDFebruary 21Pesticide Recertification& Turfgrass andVirginia’s WatersVirginia Beach, VAFebruary 27 –March 2Golf Industry Show &GCSAA ConferenceLas Vegas, NVMarch 14–16Training for Category 3BBelmont Golf CourseHenrico County, VAMarch 20Pesticide RecertificationLaurel Hill Golf CourseFairfax County, VAMay 22Pesticide RecertificationGypsy Hill Park’s GymnasiumStaunton, VAJune 12Pesticide RecertificationHampton, VAJune 26Hampton Roads ARECTurfgrass Field Day andPesticide RecertificationVirginia Beach, VAJanuary 28–31, 2013VTC 53rd AnnualTurf & LandscapeConference and Trade ShowFredericksburg Expo &Conference CenterFredericksburg, VAIndex ofAdvertisersBayer...........................................3www.bayerprocentral.comBuy Sod, Inc................................5www.buysod.comCollins Wharf Sod Farm..........27www.collinswharfsod.comEast Coast Sod& Seed.......................................11www.eastcoastsod.comEgypt Farms, Inc...........................24www.egyptfarms.comErnst Conservation Seeds...........29www.ernstseed.comFisher & Son Company, Inc.........19www.fisherandson.comKesmac/Brouwer, Inc......Inside Front Coverwww.kesmac.comLandscape Supply, Inc............20www.landscapesupplyva.comLuck StoneSpecialty Products..................28www.luckstone.comMid Atlantic Sports Turf.........19Modern Turf, Inc......................28www.modernturf.comOakwood Sod Farm, Inc..........24www.oakwoodsod.comPenn State World Campus......25www.worldcampus.psu.edu/turfgrassRevels Tractor Co. Inc..............21www.revelstractor.comRoxbury Farm &Garden Center............................5www.roxburyfarmgarden.comSmith Turf& Irrigation................. Back Coverwww.smithturf.comSouthern States Cooperative... 15www.southernstates.comThe TurfgrassGroup.............7, Inside Back Coverwww.theturfgrassgroup.comWoodward Turf Farm, Inc...........30www.woodwardturf.comVirginia Turfgrass Council (VTC) serves its members in the industry through education, promotion and representation. The statements and opinionsexpressed herein are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the association, its staff, or its board of directors, VirginiaTurfgrass Journal, or its editors. Likewise, the appearance of advertisers, or VTC members, does not constitute an endorsement of the products or servicesfeatured in this, past or subsequent issues of this bimonthly publication. Copyright ©2011 by the Virginia Turfgrass Council. Virginia Turfgrass Journal ispublished bimonthly. Subscriptions are complimentary to members of VTC. Third-class postage is paid at Nashville, TN. Printed in the U.S.A. Reprints andSubmissions: Virginia Turfgrass Journal allows reprinting of material published here. Permission requests should be directed to VTC. We are not responsiblefor unsolicited freelance manuscripts and photographs. Contact the managing editor for contribution information. Advertising: For display and classifiedadvertising rates and insertions, please contact Leading Edge Communications, LLC, 206 Bridge Street, Franklin, TN 37068-0142, (615) 790-3718, Fax (615)794-4524. Deadlines are the first of the month prior to the following month’s publication. (Example: August 1 for the September issue.)