• Project No. and Title: WERA11 - Western Regional Turfgrass Research
• Dates: 07/11/2018 to 07/13/2018
• Contacts: [Ben Wherley] [Paul Johnson]

This authorizes the annual meeting: .
The meeting will be held on 07/11/2018 at Fort Lauderdale, Florida. :

Admin Advisor: Paul G. Johnson (paul.johnson@usu.edu)

2018 SERA IEG 25/ WERA IEG 11 Joint Annual Meeting<br /> July 11-13, 2018<br /> University of Florida- Ft. Lauderdale Research and Education Center<br /> 3205 College Ave., Davie, FL, 33314<br /> <br /> <br /> Wednesday July 11th <br /> 6-8 pm Informal gathering at local restaurant TBD<br /> <br /> Thursday July 12th<br /> 8:00- 8:15 am Welcome and Meeting Overview………………..Justin Moss, Adam Dale, Gary Lemme, John Davis<br /> 8:15- 9:00 SERA State Reports (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS) <br /> 9:00- 9:45 SERA State Reports (NC, NM, OK, TN, TX, SC, VA)<br /> 9:45- 10:00 Break<br /> 10:00- 10:30 WERA State Reports (AZ, CA, CO, HI, IA, ID) <br /> 10:30- 11:00 WERA State Reports (NE, NM, OR, UT, WA)<br /> 11:00- 12:00 SERA/ WERA Business Meetings (Separate Rooms)….......…………Justin Moss and Paul Johnson<br /> 12:00- 1:00 pm Catered Lunch (Possible Professional Development Speaker)<br /> 1:00-1:45 Discussion Topic: Water Conservation and Drought……………………………………..Moss/Leinauer<br /> 1:45- 2:30 Discussion Topic: Nutrient Management………………………………………………………...…Unruh/TBD<br /> 2:30- 2:45 Break<br /> 2:45-3:30 Discussion Topic: Shade Management……………………………...…………………………Fontanier/ TBD<br /> 3:30-4:15 Discussion Topic: Turfgrass Breeding..…………………………………………………......Kenworthy/ TBD<br /> 4:14-5:00 Discussion Topic: Weed Management…………………………………………………………………TBD/ TBD<br /> 6:00 pm Optional informal gathering at local restaurant TBD<br /> <br /> <br /> Friday July 13th <br /> 8:00 – 9:00 Turfgrass Research Field Tour…………………………………………………Brian Unruh and Jason Kruse<br /> 9:15- 10:00 Discussion Topic: Insect/Nematode Management………………………………………………Dale/ Crow<br /> 10:00- 10:45 Discussion Topic: Turf Diseases……………………………………………...……………………..Harmon/ TBD<br /> 10:45-11:15 Discussion Topic: Urban Turf Removal/ Alternative Landscapes……………………Wherley/ TBD<br /> 11:15-12:00 Multistate project/ proposal development brainstorming discussion…………………………….Park<br /> 12:00-1 pm WERA/SERA Working Lunch Wrap-Up (Separate Rooms)………………………………...…………...TBD<br /> -SERA: 5-year Proposal Development <br /> -WERA: <br />