By Maggie Reiter
Save the date for our late summer/fall field days! Registration now OPEN. Events will be designed for a target audience, about 2-3 hours long, and more casual than in the past.
Turfgrass Field Day: Golf
In collaboration with Minnesota Golf Course Superintendents Association
September 9, 2021, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Highlights include:
- Winter stress tolerance and recovery
- Shade impacts and techniques to measure light
- Emerging products like mycorrhizae
- Variety trials for greens, fairways, rough, and minimal-to-no mow areas
- New turfgrass decision-making dashboard for Minnesota
- Soil moisture sensors and setting thresholds
- Turfgrass seed and sod production work
Turfgrass Field Day: Grounds and Parks
In collaboration with Minnesota Turf and Grounds Foundation
September 10, 2021, 9:00am - 11:00am
Highlights include:
- Drought tolerance among turfgrass mixtures
- Salt-tolerant turfgrass for roadsides
- Shade impacts on turfgrass species
- Natural and organic weed control
- Discussion on artificial turf
- New turfgrass decision-making dashboard for Minnesota
- Variety trials for lawn and minimal-to-no mow areas
Turfgrass Field Day: Master Gardeners
In collaboration with University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardeners
September 13, 2021, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Highlights include:
- Establishing and maintaining flowering bee lawns
- Renovating lawns to low-input fine fescue
- Selecting turfgrass species, including Minnesota native grasses
- Implementing natural and organic weed control
- Growing turfgrass in shade
- Managing drought conditions and conserving water in lawns
Turfgrass Field Day: Water Agencies and Stakeholders
In collaboration with Metropolitan Council
August 23, 2021, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Highlights include:
- Research on turfgrass mixtures under drought stress
- Evaluation of irrigation controller performance
- Tour of irrigation efficiency educational trailer
- Information about utilizing grasses that stay greener for longer
- Discussion on social science of irrigation conservation policies
- Demonstrations of minimal-to-no mow fine fescues