Cornell Turfgrass Turf Show Podcast

Andy Mcnitt from Penn State University joins us to talk about priorities for high school level field management and synthetic turf considerations, plus turf news and updates from Frank Rossi and Carl Schimenti.

Is Poa annua really an annual? Jim Brosnan from the University of Tennessee joins to discuss this question, and the implications for Poa management, plus turf news and updates from Frank Rossi and Carl Schimenti.

Olga Kostromytska, University of Massachusetts discusses ABW movement and management, Joe Lucas, Saratoga National Golf Club, highlights the Rounds for Research initiative that drives funding of practical golf turf research, plus turf news and updates from Frank Rossi and Carl Schimenti.

Leah Brilman, DLF Pickseed, discusses improvements in spring bentgrass growth and traffic tolerance achieved by breeders, plus turf news and updates from Frank Rossi and Carl Schimenti.

Matt Elmore, Rutgers University on optimal weed control strategies for crabgrass, goosegrass, false green kyllinga, and more, plus turf news and updates from Frank Rossi and Carl Schimenti.

Shawn Askew of Virginia Tech explains Poa seedhead control and resulting plant health benefits and greens smoothness, plus turf news and updates from Frank Rossi and Carl Schimenti.

Evan Mascitti, PhD candidate at Penn State University, discusses the key components for a consistent and safe baseball infield, plus turf news and updates from Frank Rossi and Carl Schimenti.

Doug Soldat, professor of soil science at University of Wisconsin Madison, discusses how traffic, fertilizer source, and environmental conditions affect turfgrass growth rates, plus turf news and updates from Frank Rossi and Carl Schimenti.

Dan Schied, Cornell University, discusses sustainable grounds management on campus, plus turf news and updates from Frank Rossi and Carl Schimenti.

John Inguagiato, University of Connecticut, joins to discuss early-season root pathogens and tactics for control, plus turf news and updates from Frank Rossi and Carl Schimenti.

Brian Winka, Agronomist for Missouri Sports Turf Consulting on infield skins and bluemuda, plus turf news and updates from Frank Rossi and Carl Schimenti.

Bill Kreuser, Assistant Professor and Extension Turfgrass Specialist at University of Nebraska Lincoln on early-season growth, plus turf news and updates from Frank Rossi and Carl Schimenti.

Rich Buckley, director of the Plant Diagnostic Lab at Rutgers, stops by again to chat about early spring disease pressure and which diseases require a preventative program and which do not, plus turf news and updates from Frank Rossi and Carl Schimenti.

We chat with Rich Buckley, Director of the Plant Diagnostic lab at Rutgers, on early spring disease pressure and which diseases require a preventative program and which do not, plus turf news and updates from Frank Rossi and Carl Schimenti.

We chat with Chris Sitko about measurement of sports field safety, and how early season field use should be carefully thought out to protect athletes, plus turf news and updates from Frank Rossi and Carl Schimenti.

Art Degaetano, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, recaps winter weather and offers prognostications for the future, plus turf news and updates from Frank Rossi and Carl Schimenti.

Shawn Kister, Director of Grounds at Longwood Gardens discusses his use of data and communication to produce sustainable and functional landscapes, plus turf news and updates from Frank Rossi and Carl Schimenti.