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March /April 2025
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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
Western operations region. Attendees focused on learning
about plant health issues, diagnosing them, and how to
approach treating them.
"It was the first training I got to complete with Davey, so
it was all very new and exciting," Candy Martinez, PHC
technician, San Diego office, said. "I got to learn about
areas that I wasn't as familiar with, such as pathology and
entomology. I loved learning new information, especially
from people who are as passionate as our instructors were."
Davey Rail members came together for their annual two-day
training held by the Rail herbicide team in Muncie, Indiana,
in conjunction with the National Railroad Contractors
Association conference. The training reinforced Davey's
safety practices and refreshed attendees on regulations and
how to be operationally efficient when it comes to working
with or near railroads.
"This is my third year attending the training, and I really
liked it a lot," said Kacey Kreger, spray technician, Canadian
National Railway account, Eastern Utility services. "Since
we do less work in the winter, it gives us a great refresh
on what we need to do for the upcoming season, and what
we should expect."
The inaugural Warm-Season Turf Grass Summit took place
in Ave Maria, Florida, to go over best practices and lawn
care programs for warm-season specific grasses. Employees
from Commercial Landscape Services and R/C offices joined
together for the three-day training.
"I've only been located in Charleston for four years, so I
didn't have as much previous experience with warm-season
grasses," said Bryan Layne, project manager, Charleston,
South Carolina office, R/C services. "The summit was
thorough, and I was able to get the information I was hoping
to get to better serve our clients and their lawns."
Below: Warm-Season Turfgrass Summit instructors and
attendees from 10 CLS and R/C services locations are pictured
in Ave Maria, Florida, where they attended classroom and field
learning sessions on topics such as warm-season turf types,
soil science, calibration systems, fertility programs, insect and
weed identification, and diagnosing and managing turfgrass.
Immanuel Tamburro, UVM technician,
SDG&E account, DRG, holds a mind
map he created to help brainstorm the
meaning of tree decay at the one-day,
Factors and Forces training in San
Diego, California.
Roz Remsen, technical
advisor, Davey Institute
hands out case studies
for a group exercise.
The studies prompted
PHC workshop
attendees to take plant
images and test results
to come up with a
mock diagnosis and
treatment plan.
