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The first year turfgrass management students at the University of Guelph hosted their annual symposium at the Cutten Club in Guelph yesterday. The student run symposium attracted a number of industry professionals and sponsorship came from such companies as John Deere Golf, Turf Care and GC Duke Equipment. Our three keynote speakers Dr. Tom Hsiang, Ron Shiedel – President, Greenhorizons Sod Farms and Keith Bartlett – Superintendent, St Georges Golf and Country Club spoke to the attendees.
Our three speakers all provided their thoughts on how we can be doing more with less and get through these current economic times and tough times in the turfgrass industry. Some of the turfgrass students participated in a “Beat the Clock” session and provided some next-generation tips for turf management such as hiring interns or switching to electric equipment. Rob Witherspoon- Director of the program and the GTI said “the Beat the Clock feature was a great addition”.
The planning of a whole semester into one day and throwing of a big hit. It was great to see the event come together even though we experienced many challenges throughout the semester in regards to the event. Thank you to all of our sponsors and all of the attendees it was great to see your support for the turfgrass management program at Guelph. I personally would like to thank our communications class instructors of Owen Roberts, Anne Douglas & Andrew Douglas for their teachings and assistance with the event execution. Going into next year and the years to come I hope to be able to use the skills I have learned and to be in attendance of the annual turfgrass management symposium.
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