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2025
WINTER CONFERENCE

JANUARY 21, 2025

DAY ONE

THANK YOU TO OUR DAY ONE SPONSOR:

ITINERARY

7:30   //   Registration Desk Open – Hot Breakfast Available

8:30 – 9:30   //   Speaker: Dr. Eric Watkins: Multi-Species Mixtures as a Strategy for Sustainable Golf Course Roughs

9:30 – 11:30   //   Shop Tour at Ottawa Hunt & Golf Club (Transportation Provided)

11:30 – 12:30   //   LUNCH

12:30 – 1:30  //   Speaker: Dr. Eric Watkins: Improving Knowledge and Management of Winter Stresses on Golf Greens in Cold Climates

1:30 - 1:45  //  BREAK

1:45 - 2:45   //   Speaker: Matt Legg: Understanding Plant Growth Regulators and their physiological effects in Canadian Turfgrass systems

2:45 - 3:00  //  BREAK

3:00 - 4:00  //  Speaker: Dr. Eric Watkins: Selecting the Best Turfgrass Species and Cultivars For Your Golf Course

4:00 – 6:00   //   OVTA Presidents’ Reception, Located on the Tradeshow Floor with Dedicated Tradeshow Time

SPONSORED BY:

DR. ERIC WATKINS

Dr. Eric Watkins is a professor at the University of Minnesota, focusing on turfgrass breeding. He has been awarded the 2024 Honorary Premier Seed Grower Award by the Minnesota Crop Improvement Association and the 2023 TOCA Environmental Communicator of the Year Award. His research includes developing low-input turfgrass cultivars for cold climates. Dr. Watkins also serves as the vice provost for distributed learning, providing leadership for online and hybrid educational programs at the university.

MATT LEGG

Matthew Legg is the Technical Lead for Syngenta Professional Solutions, based out of Toronto, ON, where he leads all technical outreach, advanced troubleshooting, and product development on behalf of Syngenta Canada.  Before joining Syngenta, Matthew worked in a golf course setting, serving in the capacity of Director of Agronomy within the private golf sector.

You must attend the entire scheduled talk to receive your CEC point.
**You will not be able to sign your name once the clip boards have been collected**