Brian Horgan

Join the Turfgrass Science Team at Northern Green

Several members of our team will be giving talks at Northern Green, a trade show and conference dedicated to green industry professionals.  Register now for this worthwhile event!

Northern Green
January 15–17, 2019
Minneapolis Convention Center
REGISTRATION

This year’s presentations from our team include:

University of Minnesota Turf Research Update

By Brian Horgan and Eric Watkins
16 January, 7:30 AM


University of Minnesota Turfgrass team in the media 12/10/18

Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work. We have an article, a conference presentation and an upcoming educational opportunity to register for the Great Lakes of Turfgrass Science Course!

Chase Straw and Brian Horgan co-authored an article titled Site-specific irrigation using sensors and mapping.  It can be found on the Golfdom.com website.  


Turfgrass Science Team posters from the 2018 ASA & CSSA Annual Meeting

The Turfgrass Science team at the University of Minnesota was well-represented at this year’s ASA and CSSA Annual Meeting held on November 4-7, 2018 in Baltimore, MD. Read on for a summary of the wide variety of topics covered by our researchers and be sure to check out the links with the full poster content.

A novel inoculation technique for integrating the endophyte Epichloe festucae into perennial ryegrass

By Garett Heineck, Brooke Ashbrenner, Michael Miller and Eric Watkins


University of Minnesota Turfgrass team in the media 11/12/18

Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work.  We have a seminar recording, a podcast and an upcoming golf industry seminar from the MGCSA!

Florence Sessoms presented a seminar titled Unraveling Regulation of Soil Nitrification (recording available here) for the Department of Soil, Water, and Climate's Fall Seminar Series

WCCO’s Smart Gardens October 27 podcast features Jon Trappe and Julie Weisenhorn who answer listeners' questions on gardening and lawns


University of Minnesota Turfgrass team in the media 10/1/18

Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work.  We have a podcast and two articles!

WCCO’s Smart Gardens September 15 podcast, featuring Jon Trappe and Mary Meyer, answers listeners' questions on gardening and lawns

The September issue of the Minnesota Golf Course Superintendents Association's Hole Notes features an article, "UMN Member Driven Research: Irrigation Sensors", by Chase Straw and Brian Horgan


Registration now open - TURF & GROUNDS FIELD DAY

The TURF & GROUNDS FIELD DAY is back on the St. Paul campus this year as the University of Minnesota once again partners with the Minnesota Turf and Grounds Foundation to produce this popular event at TROE Center and UFore Nursery.

MAKE PLANS TO JOIN US ON THURS., AUG. 9 for outdoor education presented by University of Minnesota faculty and staff working in turfgrass science, horticulture and forestry. The Field Day will run from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., with presentation topics ranging from turfgrass species for natural areas to disease management in turf and trees. 


Anything but Par for the Course

An article from the Natural Capital Project written by Marie Donahue features Professor Brian Horgan and researcher Parker Anderson from the Turfgrass Science team.  The Science of the Green Initiative is part of an exciting new collaboration, Community Value of Golf Courses Project, that is studying the environmental and social benefits of golf courses.


Low Input Versus Traditional Turfgrass: Comparing Runoff Quantity and Quality

Pamela Rice, Research Chemist and Adjunct Professor, USDA-Agricultural Research Service and Department of Soil, Water and Climate

Brian Horgan, Professor, Department of Horticultural Sciences