Extend your SFMA conference experience with four weeks of virtual education. Two sessions will be featured each Tuesday following the 2025 SFMA Conference. These sessions are available for free to anyone who signs up for a full conference registration. Register on the SFMA website at https://www.sportsfieldmanagement.org/conference/
January 21
2-3 p.m.: Baseball and Softball Pitcher’s Mound and Batter’s Box Construction, presented by Keith Fisher, Central Regional School District
3:15-4:15 p.m.: The Financial Kitchen Sink – Strategies for Effective Cost Management, presented by Barry Gardner, Policy Analytics, LLC, and Jamie Mehringer, Advanced Turf Solutions.
January 28
2-3 p.m.: Dollars and Sense, Practical Math to Maximize Savings, presented by Dan Sandor, Ph.D., Virginia Tech University, and Jada Powlen, Ph.D., Purdue University
3:15-4:15 p.m.: Measuring and Managing Soil Carbon on Sports Fields, presented by Quincy Law, Ph.D., Iowa State University, and Tim VanLoo, CSFM, D&K Turf Products
February 11
2-3 p.m.: Potential Ways to Reduce Inputs on Athletic Fields, presented by AJ Lindsey, Ph.D., University of Florida
3:15-4:15 p.m.: Toxicity? Are Fertilizers and Pesticides Harming Soil, Plants, Participants, etc.? presented by Bryan G. Hopkins, Ph.D., Brigham Young University
February 18
2-3 p.m.: Leveling the Playing Field: How Pests and Stresses Impact Playability, presented by David McCall, Ph.D., Virginia Tech University, and Ava Veith, graduate student, Virginia Tech University
3:15-4:15 p.m.: Pesticide Potions Class: A Journey into Pesticide Formulations and Mixing, presented by Chrissie A. Segars, Ph.D., PBI Gordon, and Dale Sanson, Ph.D., PBI Gordon
