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The 2026 Turf & Landscape Seminar is offering an in-person option or LIVE virtual option this year!This event is designed for intermediate and advanced turf professionals, providing them with the latest technology for managing turf and landscape systems, and to maintain their pesticide applicator licenses. Two full days of CCH earning presentations delivered by faculty and staff from Purdue University and the Office of the Indiana State Chemists. Registered attendees (in-person) will be provided with lunch on day two of the seminar.
The following credits have been approved by the OISC:
Cat. 2 (5 cch) | Cat. 3a (8 cch) | Cat. 3b (10 cch) | Cat. 5 (3 cch) | Cat. 6 (4 cch) | Cat. 7a (4 cch) | Cat. 8 (3 cch) | Cat. RT (4 cch)
Please note: you must attend all sessions on both days to get all credits available.
Space for the in-person event is limited to the first 70 registrants. Virtual option is unlimited.
Cost:
$260: MRTF members
$350: Non-members
Agenda:
Day 1 – Tuesday, November 17, 2026
8:00-8:30 Registration
8:30-8:45 Opening Comments, Aaron Patton
8:45-9:45 Billbugged: Getting Ahead of Turfgrass' Sneakiest Weevils, Doug Richmond
9:45-10:00 Break
10:00-11:00 Practical Strategies for Establishing & Managing New Turfgrass, Jada Powlen
11:00-12:00 Recognizing Invasive vs. Native Trees, Lenny Farlee
12:00-1:15 Lunch (on your own)
1:15-2:15 Seconds from Disaster: Avoid Making a Big Mistake, Aaron Patton
2:15-3:15 Building a Profitable Landscape W**d Control Program, Kyle Daniel
3:15-4:15 What’s Happening with OISC and Regulation, Aaron Kreider
Day 2 – Wednesday, November 18, 2026
8:00-8:30 Review of Day 1, Aaron Patton
8:30-9:30 Spraying Smarter is All About the Details, Fred Whitford
9:30-10:30 Insect ID: Biology, Resources, & Diagnostic Tools for Green Industry Pros, Alicia Kelley
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-11:45 Macro, Micro, & Essential Nutrients - Do They Matter?, Cale Bigelow
11:45-12:30 Lunch (provided)
12:30-1:30 Turfgrass Disease Control w/ Organics...Possible?, Lee Miller
1:30-2:30 Mushrooms & Conks - Threats to Tree Stability, John Bonkowski
2:30-3:30 Turf Traumas in 2025 & 2026, Lee Miller
3:30-3:45 Closing: Survey and CCH Forms
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1340 Cherry Ln, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2019, United States
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