The presentations at the research farm included information on how wood fibers behave
during environmental loading events caused by ice, wind and snow. Presenters included
David DeVallance, an associate professor from West Virginia University's forestry program.
Greg Mazur, department manager at the Davey Institute, discussed turf fertilization and
soil amendments.
Christine Balk, technical advisor at the
Davey Institute, was among the presenters.
Debbie Miller, diagnostician at
the Davey Institute, talks about a
fungus example with the group.
Let's Get
Technical
The Davey Institute hosted its
Research Showcase last October
at Davey's research facility in
Shalersville, Ohio. Several Davey
employees presented, including
Christine Balk, Mike Binkley,
Anna Detoro, Brian Jeffers, Greg
Mazur, Debbie Miller, Anand
Persad, John Siefer, Kodi Stebner
and Mike Veney. The topics they
shared ranged from pollinator
habitats and drone usage, to
using NASA photogrammetry
equipment, and acoustics to mea-
sure how the emerald ash borer
attacks. [See page 34 for some
history on Davey's Shalersville
research facility.]
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