Tiger Turf Talk

We had the best way to wrap up 2023 with a great friend and huge supporter of the program, Ryan Bjorn of the New England Patriots. We were lucky enough to have him in the studio at Brentsville to recap the 2023 year and all things New England Turfgrass. We also discuss our upcoming SFMA conference presentation in a couple weeks. We are excited for the upcoming year, and for all of our listeners, t...

Check out this episode with Will Cole of the Salem Red Sox. An awesome conversation about growing Bluegrass in southwest Virginia and what it takes to manage the best professional sporting field, according to the 2023 recipient of the Virginia Sports Field Management Association Field of the Year. Truly an incredible person who is always looking for new opportunities to learn. Be sure to listen!

Don't miss this awesome episode with a young and upcoming industry professional out of Texas A&M, Andrew Healy. Great conversation about college athletics and how everything is always evolving whether it be the facilities or how we manage them. Be sure to check it out.

Excited to be back with new episodes. This episode has been a long time in the making. We have the incredible Ty Robb of Grove XXIII and co-host of the X(Twitter) Turf Talks. I had an awesome conversation with a Brentsville District High School alum from before the creation of the Turf program. His passion and love for our industry truly shows in his work with his online presence in the Twitter sp...

If you want to listen to a funny episode, this is the episode for you. For our last episode of the Women in Turf Team Series, we have Megan Muesse of the Texas A&M Turfgrass Science program. Always a great time getting the chance to catch up with Megan on her journey through the turfgrass industry (and her obsession with Taylor Swift). Megan has a very bright future in this industry with many...

We are excited to start another series from the 2nd annual Women's in Turf Team Softball Little League World Series Grounds Crew. We had an absolutely incredible time with the new crew members and all that returned! Be sure to follow along in the next couple of weeks. The next two industry professionals we had on were Nina Oldenkamp and Nancy Cienfuegos. This was an awesome episode where both...

We are excited to start another series from the 2nd annual Women's in Turf Team Softball Little League World Series Grounds Crew. We had an absolutely incredible time with the new crew members and all that returned! Be sure to follow along in the next couple of weeks. The next two industry professionals we had on were Sun Rosslein and Logan Strong. Such an incredible conversation with one of t...

We are excited to start another series from the 2nd annual Women's in Turf Team Softball Little League World Series Grounds Crew. We had an absolutely incredible time with the new crew members and all that returned! Be sure to follow along in the next couple of weeks. We had the incredible opportunity to talk with two returning crew members, Sarah Martin from the City of Phoenix Parks and Rec...

We are excited to start another series from the 2nd annual Women's in Turf Team Softball Little League World Series Grounds Crew. We had an incredible time with the new crew members and all that returned! Be sure to follow along in the next couple of weeks. Next, we have an awesome conversation with one of the brightest industry professionals out there, Chrissie Segars, with PBI Gordon. She is an...

We are excited to start another series from the 2nd annual Women's in Turf Team Softball Little League World Series Grounds Crew. We had an incredible time with the new crew members and all that returned! Be sure to follow along in the next couple of weeks. We were excited to meet with two new crew members, Jake Horn of the Spring Training Site of the Pittsburgh Pirates in Bradenton, FL, and P...

We are excited to start another series from the 2nd annual Women's in Turf Team Softball Little League World Series Grounds Crew. We had an absolutely incredible time with the new crew members and all that returned! Be sure to follow along the next couple of weeks. We started off with BJ Thomas from the University of Georgia Athletics Grounds Crew and Tavis Dill of Upstate South Carolina Athle...

Do we have a truly special episode for the conclusion of the Toro Grounds Leadership Podcast Tour. We had on an eleven-year Major League Baseball Veteran Jeff Baker, on to discuss his experience from the professional athlete's perspective. We continuously strive to better our skills as field managers, and this episode shows that there are people out there who recognize your work and truly appr...

Be sure to check out this episode to get a first-hand review of the inaugural Toro Grounds Leadership Academy. This episode will explain the fantastic event that Toro has put together for industry professionals from all levels. Be sure to listen to the benefits of attending this event from two industry leaders who believe it was one of the best events that they have ever attended. If you are inter...

As we come to the end of our Toro Ground Leadership Podcast Tour, it is important to discuss the people who make up the incredible company that Toro is. During our time, we have found that the incredible culture is based on the hardworking and dedicated people of The Toro Company. Matt Anderson perfectly represents the industry professionals who continue improving our industry through his work wit...

We are excited to be wrapping up our summer podcast tour with an excited Texas A&M Aggie Turf Student, Ms. Hailey Tucker. We visited her at her first internship in the industry and talked about what she loves about our incredible industry. She is so excited that she has decided to start her own podcast, The Grass Gal. Be sure to listen to learn more about it!

Be sure to listen to this episode to catch up on the last Toro products that are coming out in the future from the brand new state-of-the-art shuttle vehicle the Toro Vista to the new Groundmaster E-3200. Incredible conversations with awesome product managers who have an incredible passion for their work. Be sure to check out any information on toro.com.

We are excited to kick off our summer series, in partnership with The Toro Company, The Toro Grounds Leadership Podcast Tour, following my road trip to the Inagural Toro Grounds Leadership Academy at the Worldwide Headquarters of Toro. We had the incredible opportunity to sit down with Ben Jackson of the Columbus Crew. This is an episode I was really looking forward to with just one of the best ou...

We are excited to kick off our summer series, in partnership with The Toro Company, The Toro Grounds Leadership Podcast Tour, following my road trip to the Inagural Toro Grounds Leadership Academy at the Worldwide Headquarters of Toro. We got to sit down with the Director of Grounds of St. Lous City Soccer Club, Josh McPherson. We had an awesome conversation about the visiting USA men's nation...

We are excited to kick off our summer series, in partnership with The Toro Company, The Toro Grounds Leadership Podcast Tour, following my road trip to the Inagural Toro Grounds Leadership Academy at the Worldwide Headquarters of Toro. Our next episode is with Ryan DeMay of Field Sources Field Consulting. We had an incredible conversation about his incredible work throughout the state of Ohio and...

We are excited to kick off our summer series, in partnership with The Toro Company, The Toro Grounds Leadership Podcast Tour, following my road trip to the Inagural Toro Grounds Leadership Academy at the Worldwide Headquarters of Toro. This episode with Dr. Tyler Carr was an incredible look into the future of the turfgrass management program at The Ohio State. It was an awesome time in Columbus wi...

We are excited to kick off our summer series, in partnership with The Toro Company, The Toro Grounds Leadership Podcast Tour, following my road trip to the Inagural Toro Grounds Leadership Academy at the Worldwide Headquarters of Toro. This episode is with former Brentsville Turf Student Juli Kessler, currently interning with St. Louis City Soccer Club. It has been the highlight of my career to se...

We are excited to kick off our summer series, in partnership with The Toro Company, The Toro Grounds Leadership Podcast Tour, following my road trip to the Inagural Toro Grounds Leadership Academy at the Worldwide Headquarters of Toro. This episode is with an incredible friend and industry leader, Maritza Martinez. Watching her journey in this industry to this point in St. Louis and being able to...

We are excited to kick off our summer series, in partnership with The Toro Company, The Toro Grounds Leadership Podcast Tour, following my road trip to the Inagural Toro Grounds Leadership Academy at the Worldwide Headquarters of Toro. This episode is with my first-ever mentor in the Turfgrass Industry, Mr. Ben Kraemer. As a graduate student at Virginia Tech, Ben was a huge part of my introduction...

We are excited to kick off our summer series, in partnership with The Toro Company, The Toro Grounds Leadership Podcast Tour, following my road trip to the Inagural Toro Grounds Leadership Academy at the Worldwide Headquarters of Toro. Our next stop is in Ames, Iowa, with Joe Hill, the Superintendent of Fields, Grounds, and Custodial Facilities. This was one of my favorite stops on this trip becau...

We are excited to kick off our summer series, in partnership with The Toro Company, The Toro Grounds Leadership Podcast Tour, following my road trip to the Inagural Toro Grounds Leadership Academy at the Worldwide Headquarters of Toro. This episode is with one of the best sports field managers in our industry Mr. Travis Hogan the Head Groundskeeper of the Kanas City Chiefs. We had an incredible co...