Green Industry Field Day to take place on June 26

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The 2018 Tennessee Green Industry Field Day will take place on June 26 in Knoxville, Tennessee. The event will provide a full day of informational sessions for landscape professionals, growers and nursery suppliers.

The informational sessions are presented University of Tennessee researchers and industry professionals on a wide range of topics relating to landscapes, pests and more. 

Morning sessions include these topics: Herbaceous and Woody Plants and Pest Management and Zoysia Turf Care and Pest Management. A soap flush demonstration will be conducted by Amy Fulcher and Bill Klingeman of the UT Department of Plant Sciences. 

In the afternoon, presentations will go over how dicamba effects landscape plants. Urban soils and nursery potting substrates and managing landscapes to reduce ticks and mosquitoes will also be discussed.

Sessions will be held in the UT Gardens and the Brehm Animal Science Building. Brehm Animal Science will also house an exhibit hall with industry representatives. In addition, Field Day offers six recertification points for pesticide certification holders in categories 3, 10 and 12. 

Registration is $25 and includes lunch if completed before June 18. After June 18, registration is $30 with lunch offered on a first come, first served basis. Lunch is sponsored by Living Earth with water and ice for the day sponsored by Holden Nursery. The registration form is available online and more information can be found at the Tennessee Nursery and Landscape Association.