RMRTA

This week, the golf course maintenance staff and I will be attending the Rocky Mountain Turfgrass Association's annual conference and trade show. Beyond getting the chance to catch up with other Superintendents and check out all the new equipment for the upcoming season, this week we will be attending the education seminars and gaining valuable credits from the Colorado Department of Agriculture towards our Qualified Supervisor Licenses. The trade show was busy as normal with all of the major vendors again in attendance. Some of the topics being discussed in this weeks seminars included managing organic matter in greens, bentgrass and fine fescue research updates, turfgrass fungicides, water management techniques, aquatic toxicology, and the USGA year in review. I was also lucky enough to get a seat to the Irrigation Design, Irrigation Auditing and Efficient Power Usage in Pump Stations workshop put on by Brian Keighin of Irrigation Technologies. Brian is a truly a master of his domain when it comes to irrigation system design and has been a pleasure to work with here at Kissing Camels Club. I would strongly encourage anyone interested in a new irrigation system design, irrigation audit, or GPS services to give him a call. He has been a vital part of the irrigation renovations on the golf course and we look foreword to his continued services and support.