Speaker: Dr. Manuel Chavarria, Assistant Professor Extension Turfgrass Specialist

My Educational Programs / Sessions @ Nursery/Landscape EXPO

TDA CEU Session: Interpreting Pesticide Labels for Turfgrass Management
Wednesday, August 9 -- 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Reading and understanding pesticide product labels is crucial for any individual who uses or spends time around pesticides in the course of fulfilling employment duties. The attendees will learn how to read and interpret various product labels involving commonly used herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, wetting agents to name a few. Attendees will learn key words and symbols and how to find appropriate information within the label for their specific application. Dr. Chavarria received his PhD in Molecular and Environmental Plant Science at Texas A&M University, his research focus is turfgrass physiology and abiotic stress. Dr. Chavarria is currently an Assistant Professor and Extension in Turfgrass in Soil Crop Sciences Department at Texas A&M University and AgriLife Extension. The principal focus of Manuel’s extension and research deals with turfgrass management needs from homeowners, municipalities, sport fields, golf courses, and sod farms. Manuel’s vision of his extension and research program is concentrated on physiology stress in warm-season turfgrasses related to salinity, poor water quality, water conservation in urban landscape, and drought stress.

About Our Speaker

Dr. Manuel Chavarria, Assistant Professor Extension Turfgrass Specialist at Texas A&M Department of Soil and Crop Sciences
Dr. Chavarria holds a 100% AgriLife Extension appointment. His bilingual (English-Spanish) extension program is focused on listening, learning, and addressing the needs related to turfgrass management from homeowners, landscape, parks, sports fields, sod farms, and industry stakeholders. His program works closely with regional program Leaders, AgriLife Extension agents, and faculty from a broad range of disciplines to develop, implement, and transform scientific information into practical knowledge to educate and enhance the environmental sustainability of the turfgrass industry in the state of Texas.

Texas A&M - Agriculture & Life Sciences - Department of Soil and Crop Sciences
The Soil and Crop Sciences Department is one of the largest such departments in the nation and is preeminent throughout the world. Our world-famous faculty has a presence in every county in Texas. Working in partnership with Texas A&M AgriLife Research and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, their goal is to conduct research through trials and experimentation and then transfer that new knowledge to the public.

We offer Bachelor of Science degrees in Plant and Environmental Soil Science and Turfgrass Science. Students can earn a Master of Science and a doctorate in agronomy, Food Science and Technology, Genetics, Molecular and Environmental Plant Sciences, Plant Breeding, and Soil Science. Most of our undergraduates are from Texas, but students represent some 20 different countries in addition to the United States.

Our Mission:
The mission of the Soil & Crop Sciences department is to promote the wise use, management, and stewardship of soil, plant, and water resources by preparing students for careers in soil, plant, and environmentally related disciplines; discovering new scientific knowledge and developing associated technologies to sustain environmentally sound and economically profitable production systems; and ensuring the efficient extension of technological developments to user clientele and society in general.

Our vision is to be the best at providing the world with sustainable food, feed, fiber, and fuel in a safe and aesthetically pleasing environment through discovery, education, and application.

Address: 370 Olsen Blvd. College Station, TX 77843
Email: judy.young@ag.tamu.edu
Contact: Judy Young
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