Target Specialty Products plans next Turf Fuel Masterclass

Target Specialty Products, a provider of pest control, vector and turf and ornamental solutions in the U.S. and Canada, announced its next Turf Fuel Masterclass, “Plant Health, Protection, and Resistance to Optimize Disease Management Solutions.” The free webinar will debut on March 22 for turf managers.

Join Target Specialty Products and a panelist of turf experts to hear all about the different perspectives on plant health, utilization of biostimulants as well as plant protection & resistance to optimize disease management solutions turf managers face on March 22 from 9 to 11 a.m. PST / noon to 2 p.m. EST. At the conclusion of the webinar, you will be invited to ask questions. Continuing Education Credits will be provided in select territories. Click Here to register for the webinar.

Speakers include:

• Dr. Jim Kerns, Ph.D., Associate Professor & Extension Specialist of Turfgrass Pathology, North Carolina State University. Kerns focuses on etiology, epidemiology, and management of diseases of both warm- and cool- season grasses. His research program focuses on understanding the biology of ultradwarf bermudagrass diseases, large patch of zoysiagrass, plant parasitic nematodes in turf and diseases of creeping bentgrass. Currently his program has focused on the movement of fungicides into root-zones following post-application irrigation.
• Cameron M. Stephens, Ph.D., Technical Market Manager - Turf and Ornamentals, BASF Professional & Specialty Solutions. Dr. Stephens is the technical market manager on the Technical Service Team at BASF. Dr. Stephens holds a Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from North Carolina State University, a M.S. in Agronomy from Penn State University, and a B.S. in Turfgrass Science from The Ohio State University. He studied various topics related to turfgrass management, turfgrass pathology, fungicide resistance, and the environmental fate of fungicides on golf courses. At BASF, Dr. Stephens is responsible for helping steward new solutions to the turf and ornamental industry.
• Steve Loveday, Product Development Manager, Target Specialty Products – Turf Fuel Foliar and Soil Nutrition. Loveday earned his Bachelor of Science from Michigan State University and has worked in the golf industry for the past 25 years. He spent nine years working in golf course management and maintenance prior to honing his skills in plant nutrition, biostimulation and plant defense activation.

“We are excited to provide this educational opportunity to Turf Managers who are in need of Turf Support and Continuing Education Credits. Target Specialty Products strives to be the go-to educational resource for our customers,” said David Helt, Target Specialty Products’ president.

Look for future Turf Fuel Masterclass offerings in the future from Target Specialty Products. Click here to be added to their mailing list and notified of future educational opportunities.