Whatever your interest in turf grasses, the 55th annual
Southeastern Turfgrass Conference will have it covered at the
Rural Development Center in Tifton, Ga., May 7-8.

The conference will open at 1 p.m. May 7 with a tour of the turf
plots at the University of Georgia Coastal Plain Experiment
Station. The day will end with a tour of the Abraham Baldwin
Agricultural College turf nursery.

The second day will open at 8 a.m., with morning sessions of
interest to anyone working with turf grasses. Among the topics:
the future of Southeastern water supplies, the potential for
genetic engineering in turf and highlights in turf research.

The afternoon will include ornamentals and golf and sports turf
topics. The Georgia Sod Producers will also have an educational
program. The final sessions in each group will be at 3:30 p.m.

A $75 fee (or $50 if you sign up by April 20) will cover
materials, lunches, breaks and other costs.

ABAC Ag Classic

Early arrivals may want to play in the ABAC Ag Classic golf
tournament, which begins at 8:30 a.m. May 7 at the Springhill
Country Club. The cost is $125 per person or $500 per four-person
team. Proceeds will go to the Larry D. Allen Agricultural
Leadership Scholarship at ABAC.

To learn more about the conference program, lodging or other
details, contact the county Extension
Service office. Or call the UGA Tifton
Campus Conference Office at (229) 386-3416.

For more information on the tournament, call Ed Seagle at (229)
386-3449, or e-mail him at
eseagle@abac.peachnet.edu.