UAC Magazine Official publication of the
Georgia Urban Agriculture Council
Board of Directors Phil Walters, President Frank A. Smith Nurseries
Teddy Russell, Vice-President Russell Landscape Group, Inc.
Ken Morrow, Treasurer Sod Atlanta, Inc.
Bret Bowlin, Secretary Mountain Valley Farms
Mark Banta Centennial Olympic Park
Tony Gibson Gibson Landscape Services, LLC
Aaron McWhorter North Georgia Turf, Inc.
Bob Scott Irrigation Consultant Services, Inc.
George Wolf John Deere Landscapes
Ex Officio Kris Braman Interim Dir., Center for Urban Agriculture
Ellen Bauske UGA Extension Public Service Assistant
Clint Waltz UGA Extension Turf Agronomist
Staff Mary Kay Woodworth Executive Director
Kathy Gatten Johnson Marketing Director & Editor
Georgia Agribusiness Council Administrative support
A member of: Atlanta Botanical Garden Georgia Agribusiness Council Georgia Arborist Association Georgia Association of Water Professionals Georgia Green Industry Association Georgia Urban Forest Council Georgia Water Alliance Georgia Water Wise Council PLANET Southeastern Horticultural Society
Georgia Urban Ag Council PO Box 817 Commerce GA 30529 P: 800.687.6949 F: 706.336.6898 E:
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All contents copyright 2011
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2011 URBAN AG
UAC NEWS
5 UAC membership renewals Merge process continues 7
Classic Groundcovers Mull inducted into Hall of Fame
33 2011 UAC Professional Landscape Awards Call for entries BUSINESS
20 Environomics Cutting edge stewardship for the green industry 26 Leading the charge Is your focus aligned with growing your business? 28 Getting your customers to see the light Benefits of outdoor lighting 30 The numbers game How to earn $100k/year with only five employees 40 Selling sod services Offering sod production and installation 44 Fatal business mistakes You may not even know you’re making them 46 #1 HR mistake Te I-9 nightmare 47 #2 HR mistake Tracking time off
INDUSTRY
48 What happens when we irrigate? Using fundamentals to reduce waste 52 Urban Forestry Team UGA Extension provides training 53 SuperCrew videos Training for landscape professionals in English/Spanish 54 Summit brings in big names 2nd annual TeamUGA Turfgrass Summit 57 Leaping forward YOUR Georgia Department of Ag
URBAN AG
62 Tree care management It’s a legal issue 64 What’s new in ornamentals? Gardener’s Confidence Collection 65 Imprelis update Te latest on the new herbicide 66 Fall overseeding Your keys to success 68 Nationwide honeybee problem UGA research looks for solution 69 Going green-er Biofertility offers more options, new markets 72 Reading the label Safety and effectiveness at stake
IN EVERY ISSUE 4 President & Executive Director message
6 UAC welcomes new members 8 Save the date 11 Have you
met...Jelani Linder, J. Linder Design and Consultants 12 Pest 411 Two-lined spittlebug 14 Me & My Mentor Ben Copeland, Jr., Patten Seed Co./Super-Sod 16 Workplace Law Misclassification: employee or independent contractor? 18 What the tech? Life on a cloud
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