2021 UPCLA Conference will be held Tuesday, February 9th – Wednesday, February 10th via ZOOM 8:00 a.m. MST – 12:00 noon.
There will be 2 sessions each day. A lawn care session and a pest control session. An attendee will be able to earn 8 CEUs!
Updated 1/14/2021 9:00 am
Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021 LAWN CARE TRACK
8:00am Henry Nahalewski, Utah Dept of Ag – Updates, Rules and Law Changes (L)
9:00am Brad Dahl, Poison Control Center (S)
10:00am Zach Schumm, USU – Fear No Evil: Management of Common Turf and Ornamental Pests (U)
11:00am Aaron Hathaway, Nufarm – Why Use Premium Herbicides (U)
Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021 PEST CONTROL TRACK
8:00am Henry Nahalewski, Utah Dept of Ag – Updates, Rules and Law Changes (L)
9:00am Brad Dahl, Poison Control Center (S)
10:00am Korey Lofy, Arborjet – Top Insect & Diseases of Evergreens in Utah (U)
11:00am Heather King,Target Specialty Products – Choosing the Best Formulation for the Job (U)
Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 LAWN CARE TRACK
8:00am Michael Sorenson, PBI Gordon – Reducing Costs by using New and Old Herbicides and PGR’s (U)
9:00am Frank Santiago, Corteva Agriscience – Identifying and Controlling Broadleaf weeds in Turf (U)
10:00am Randy Rider, Syngenta – Turf and Landscape Weeds and Disease Control (U)
11:00am John Franson, Wilbur Ellis Co – Using Adjuvants and Surfactants to Enhance Pesticide Programs (U)
Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 PEST CONTROL TRACK
8:00am Marion Murray, USU – Tree Pests: What to Manage, What to Ignore, and What’s Impossible to Fix (U)
9:00am Michael Wierda, USU – Glyphosate – IARC vs FAO/EPA Findings (S)
10:00am Dr. Eric Paysen, Syngenta – Don’t Get Tangled Up in Spider Trouble This Season (U)
11:00am Vince Ramao, Lipha Tech – Understanding Rodent Behavior & Rodenticide History (U)