News Briefs from Clemson University's Public Service & Agriculture
Media Relations.

DATE:    1/30/04
CONTACT: Diane Palmer, (864) 656-4741; spalmer@clemson.edu

1.   INTEGRATED PEACH PEST MANAGEMENT SCHOOL - Feb. 10-12
2.   TURFGASS MANAGEMENT SCHOOL - Feb. 17
3.   THE CIRCUS MATRIX COMES TO THE T. ED GARRISON LIVESTOCK ARENA
     Feb. 18
4.   COTTON GROWERS WILL MEET AT EDISTO REC - Feb. 5

  1. INTEGRATED PEACH PEST MANAGEMENT SCHOOL
     Clemson University will host the Integrated Peach Pest Management
     School from Feb. 10-12 at the Clemson University Madren Center.
     Registration starts at 12:30 p.m. on Feb. 10 and the program will
     run until 6 p.m. On Feb. 11, the program will run from 8 a.m. to 6
     p.m. On Feb. 12, the program will begin at 8 a.m. and run to 12:30
     p.m. A reception is planned in the evening from 6-7:30.

    The school is for peach producers, farm managers and county
    Extension agents to provide them the most up-to-date technical
    information on pest disease, weed identification, biology, control
    and horticultural management.
    
    Cost is $40 per person.
   
    Sponsored by Clemson Extension and the S.C. Peach Council.
    
    Contact Tony Watson, Clemson Extension agent, at (803) 480-0608 or
    by e-mail at twatson@clemson.edu.

 2. TURFGRASS MANAGEMENT SCHOOL
    Clemson Extension is offering a Turfgrass Management School on Feb.
    17 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the University Center of Greenville
    Auditorium.
  
    The school is for professional turfgrass managers, athletic field
    managers, golf course green managers, recreational park managers or
    anyone interested in the management of turfgrass.
 
    Subjects include: controlling thatch in lawns, identification and
    control of insects in lawns, turfgrass weed management, diseases
    identification and control in home lawns and vole control.
 
    Cost is $100 per person. Pre-registration is required. Registration
    deadline is Feb. 13. Make checks payable to the CUCES Greenville
    County Fund. The fee includes a notebook of speaker's
    presentations, Southern Lawns book, and five recertification
    credits toward pesticide license, lunch and the latest information
    on turfgrass management. For more information, contact Danny
    Howard, Clemson Extension agent, at (864) 232-4431 or fax at (864)
    232-4738.
 
    The school is also being offered in Columbia on Feb. 18. Contact
    Tim Davis at (803) 730-7956 and Hilton Head on Feb. 19. Contact
    Jack Queener at (843) 726-3461.

 3. THE CIRCUS MATRIX COMES TO THE T. ED GARRISON LIVESTOCK ARENA
    Circus Matrix will perform at the Garrison Livestock Arena on Feb.
    18 at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m.

    The show will feature Chinese Torture Extreme, Moscow Rap Boyz on
    Bikes, Sweden's most beautiful show girls, bungee divers of Crazy
    Canyon, The Slay Master of Las Vegas, clowns, motorcycle jumpers,
    the world's strongest man, Pretzel Boy, interactive rides and other
    attractions.
  
    From Africa, The Moroccan Tumblers will be performing their
    eight-person pyramid held up by one man.
  
    Humans will juggle humans as the Martinez Troop balance, spin and
    flip each other about.

    Double trapeze aerialists will fly through the air high above the
    arena floor.

    Robert Dante will show why he's listed in the Guinness Book of
    World Records as the fastest and most accurate bullwhip expert.

    Also visit the monkey funny farm, wrestle an alligator,
    wrap a python around your neck, paint your face like a clown or
    just enjoy a big pink cotton candy.

    Each performance is two hours and starts on time.

    Adult tickets are $20. Children's tickets are $7 or free with Free
    Kids Tickets. Also, two-for-one adult coupons are available at more
    than 250 local stores (fast foods, convenience stores, gas
    stations, etc.) two to three weeks prior to the show. MasterCard
    and Visa are accepted.

    Contact Charles Williams, arena director, for more information at
    (864) 646-2718 or e-mail at cwllms@clemson.edu.
  
4.  COTTON GROWERS WILL MEET AT EDISTO REC FEB. 5
    South Carolina cotton growers will meet at Clemson University's
    Edisto Research and Education Center Feb. 5 to get an industry
    update and hear the latest on research and production practices.
  
    Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the program at 9. Lunch will
    be served at noon and afternoon sessions will wind up around 3:15.

    Edisto REC is three miles northwest of Blackville on U.S. Highway
    78 in Barnwell County.

  
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