Season 5, Episode 10: Turf insect pests with Ben McGraw
Penn State's Ben McGraw joins the show to answer some tough questions about noenicitinoids. We also discuss challenges with alternative grub...
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Weekly summary of timely turf topics for the Northeast from experts around the region. The latest weather and how it affects your management of diseases, insects and fertility, timely tips a...
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20 of 67 episodesSeason 5, Episode 11: Turf disease management with Rich Buckley
Rich Buckley, Director of Rutgers University's Plant Diagnostic Lab and Nematode Detection Service, joins the turf guys to chat about the me...
Season 5, Episode 9: The Heinz 57 Show
In this whirlwind episode, the turf guys manage to cover: TMDLs, BMPs, models being wrong (but useful), ecosystem services, disease risk, at...
Season 5, Episode 8: Soil testing – the answer to all your problems?
The turf guys rant about soil testing and look at the oldest grass study in the world – the Rothamsted Park Grass experiment. They also disc...
Season 5, Episode 7: Challenge golfers? Focus on nature experience?
The turf guys question the need to “challenge” golfers and offer ways superintendents can try to shift golfer focus to think about their exp...
Season 5, Episode 6: No Mow May and better alternatives with Sara Stricker
Dr. Sara Stricker, Guelph University Turfgrass Institute, discusses ALL the nuances of ‘No Mow May’. Is it really better for pollinators com...
Season 5, Episode 5: Community sports fields with Chase Straw
Dr. Chase Straw, Texas A&M, joins the turf guys to talk about an ambitious project that seeks to understand all aspects of community sports...
Season 5, Episode 4: Tall fescue with Cale Bigelow
Purdue University professor Cale Bigelow joins the show to share his observations on the evolution of tall fescues, interseeding fescue into...
Season 5, Episode 3: Meadow management and salt injury
The turf guys go off the deep end in today’s episode, where they discuss meadow area establishment and salt injury of turf. Dan Schied, Dire...
Season 5, Episode 2: Snow mold decline, fungicide resistance, pre-emergent strategies
The turf guys chat about the decline of snow mold pressure in NY, recent research on fungicide resistance, and pre-emergent strategies to ac...
Season 5, Episode 1: Winter weather recap with Art DeGaetano
The turf guys chat with Art DeGaetano, professor in Cornell's Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and director of the federally-sup...
Season 4, Episode 16 (golf): Water conservation strategies in the Northeast
The Turf guys chat about the current dry weather and climate trends that will drive precipitation patterns moving forward. Matteo Serena, US...
Season 4, Episode 14 (golf): PGRs and Remote Sensing
Bill Kreuser of Greenkeeper joins the show to talk about his research on plant growth regulators and use of remote sensing technologies to o...
Season 4, Episode 15 (sports): Novel field measurement techniques and hybrid field systems
John Sorochan, University of Tennessee, talks FIFA field management considerations with the turf guys. Different climates and grasses across...
Season 4, Episode 13 (golf): Annual Bluegrass Weevil and Earthworms
Dr. Ben McGraw, Penn State, joins the turf guys to discuss his ABW scouting and research this Spring, and also discusses the difficulties in...
Season 4, Episode 11 (golf): Benchmarking and Mower set-up
The Turf guys explore the concept of benchmarking and how golf course superintendents can use key metrics to compare their operation to a st...
Season 4, Episode 12 (lawn and landscape): No Mow May - Yay or Nay?
Matt Elmore, Rutgers University, joins the show to discuss crabgrass emergence and non-chemical controls of crabgrass. Frank Rossi also take...
Season 4, Episode 10 (sports): Baseball Infield specifications
Evan Mascitti, Penn State University, joins the turf guys to talk about his research on infield clay mixes. Evan outlines how different clay...
Season 4, Episode 9 (golf): Root pathogen control on putting greens
Rich Buckley, Director of the Rutgers Diagnostic Lab, chats with the turf guys about ideal control strategies for root pathogens including t...
Season 4, Episode 7 (golf): Achieving sustainable turfgrass management
Dr. Michael Fidanza, Penn State Berks, joins the turf guys to discuss his new textbook “Achieving sustainable turfgrass management” which su...