8:30 AM - 4:00 PM at Vallée du Richelieu Golf Club
In association with Agrium Advanced Technologies, the QGSA and the CGSA offers you a very interesting full-day training session!
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INVITED SPEAKERS
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James Skorulski
Senior agronomist, Northeast Region
Subject: The tendencies and review of the year 2011 |
Skorulski joined the Green Section staff as an Agronomist in the Northeastern Region in April 1989. Since then, he has made more than 1,500 Turf Advisory Service visits in New Jersey, New York, New England and Canada. He has authored articles for the Green Section Record and other industry publications. He has also actively participated in USGA Regional Meetings and has made numerous presentations nationally and abroad at turf-related functions, conferences and seminars.
A native of New Hartford, N.Y., Skorulski earned a B.S. and Forestry, in Forest Biology in 1984. Following graduation, he was employed at the Yahnundasis Golf Club near Utica, N.Y., and the Cornell University Golf Course.
Skorulski attended Cornell University in 1987 to pursue graduate studies in Turfgrass Management and earned a Master of Professional Studies Degree. His thesis work consisted of developing integrated pest management (IPM) strategies for golf courses.
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Charles A. Silcox, Ph.D., Turf & Ornamental Product Development Manager, DuPont Professional Products.
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He has more than 25 years of industry experience developing advanced pesticide products and
the majority of his career has been spent in the Green industry. Dr. Silcox completed his
undergraduate studies at the University of Delaware and received both his Master’s and
Doctoral degrees from Rutgers University. During his time in the Green Industry, he has
helped to develop some of the leading turf products, including the Acelepryn®, Advion® and
Provaunt™ brands as well as bifenthrin and imidacloprid products.
Dr. Silcox has made hundreds educational and training presentations throughout the country
and recently collaborated with Dr. Patricia Vittum of the University of Massachusetts to create
a seminar on turf insecticide modes of action and resistance management. This seminar
was the highest rated new seminar at the 2008 GCSAA National Meeting in Orlando, FL and
was the basis for two research articles that have been published in Golf Course Management
magazine.