Free Sports Turf Seminar @ ATT Bricktown Ball Park in OK City on February 24th

Estes and The Andersons are teaming up to sponsor a free Sports Turf Seminar at the ATT Bricktown Ball Park in Oklahoma City on February 24th, 2010 from 8:30 am - 4:00 pm.

Featured speakers at the event are Sports Turf Managers Jeff Salmond of the University of Oklahoma, Todd Tribble of Oklahoma State University and Rick Newville of the National Softball Hall of Fame. Topics include facility maintenance overviews as well as specific tactics for field painting, field overseeding, skinned area maintenance and pitching mound construction. The topics are useful regardless of sports field type whether football, baseball, softball or soccer or beyond. Larry Lindsey of Estes and Bob Eichenberg of The Andersons will provide expertise on sports field weed control and fertility programs.

There is no charge for attending and a lunch will be provided as well. Please RSVP to Bob Eichenberg of The Andersons at bob_eichenberg@andersonsinc.com or phone 405-753-9931.

Location: In the "Cool Zone" at the ATT Bricktown Ball Park, 2 South Mickey Mantle Drive Oklahoma City 73014.

Feb 24th Sports Field Seminar Agenda

8:00 AM Registration

8:30 AM Welcome & Introductions

8:40 AM Jeff Salmond - Overview of facilities and responsibilities at OU

8:50 AM Todd Tribble - Overview of facilities and responsibilities at OSU

9:00 AM Rick Newville - Overview of facilities and responsibilities at The Softball HOF

9:10 AM Jeff Salmond - Maintenance fundamentals for a championship football facility

9:45 AM Break

10:00 AM Rick Newville - Turf care equipment for maintenance of athletic fields

10:30 AM Todd Tribble - Fundamentals, tips and tricks of athletic field painting

11:00 AM Larry Lindsey - Weed and insect control for athletic turf

11:30 AM Buffet Lunch

12:15 PM Todd Tribble - Management of overseeded athletic turf

12:45 PM Bob Eichenberg - The essentials of athletic turf fertility

1:15 PM Jeff Salmond - Preparing / protecting your field for a special event

1:45 PM Break

2:00 PM Rick Newville - The real dirt on skin maintenance

2:30 PM Todd Tribble - Pitching mound construction and maintenance

3:00 PM Jeff Salmond - A look forward at trends impacting the sports field manager

3:20 PM Question and answer session with our speakers

4:00 PM Adjourn