The Tucumcari Turf Grass Workshop is being offered on Oct. 29-30 at the Tucumcari Municipal Golf Course. The workshop is for all athletic field managers, landscape experts, golf course managers, city park managers and school maintenance personnel.  The sessions will provide firsthand training in maintaining grass fields in athletic fields, parks, and golf courses.  Presenters are experts in their respective areas and will all be here to share their knowledge and experience.

Oct. 29
1:15 p.m. — Introduction, presented by Tom Dominguez, CEA-Ag./NR Agent Quay
1:30 p.m. — Fertilization basics, presented by Dr. Robert Flynn, assistant professor of agronomy
3 p.m. — Break
3:15 p.m. — Soil testing for efficient fertilization, presented by Robert Flynn
4 p.m. — Turfgrasses for highly trafficked areas, presented by Bernd Leinaur, Extension Turfgrass Specialist

Oct. 30
8:00 a.m. — Turfgrass Maintenance, presented by Bernd Leinauer
9:45 a.m. — Break
10 a.m. — Turfgrass Maintenance, presented by Bernd Leinauer
10:45 a.m. — Turfgrass Diseases, presented by Natalie Goldberg, Extension Plant Pathologist
12:30 p.m. — Lunch
1:30 p.m. — Turfgrass Insects, presented by Dr. Carol Sutherland, Extension Entomologist

The workshop is sponsored by the NMSU Cooperative Extension Quay County. For more information please call 575 461 0562.