ATRF Biennial Field Day Aug 21 - WCTA Members Half Price
A friendly reminder the ATRF are hosting its biennial field day Aug. 21 @ Olds College.
As ATRF members and Research partners, we are pleased to extend a 50% discount ($49) to your attending members, and complimentary passes to your board of directors. For complimentary BOD passes, please reply to receive your promo code.
Event registration and agenda here:
Some highlights:
- Headliner - Katie Dodson, Syngenta's Global Tech rep
- 2x CEU pesticide points (Alberta)
- Research Updates & Demonstrations
o Evaluation of Yard Smart Perennials & Sod for Drought avoidance
o Fall Anoxia: Assessment of turf's survivability under Forced Hardening
o A-List sustainable Turf, 48 var. Ryegrass NTEP
- 12 vendors (to date)
- 6 Demonstrations:
o Maredo cutting units
o Syngenta SPIIO sensors
o TurfRad mobile sensors
o Advanced UAV spray drone
o IRIT Canada (part of tarping project underway)
- Rotating Learning stations:
o Fertilizer Spreader Calibration session
o Toro MP175 sprayer Calibration
o AB weed ID challenge
Hope to see you there!
Jason Pick