Jon Trappe

Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work!  We have a poster presentation and talks at a workshop.

Dr. Chase Straw is presenting a poster, “Golf course superintendents’ knowledge of variability within fairways: a tool for precision turfgrass management”, at The Production Agricultural Symposium. The focus of this free event, to be held Friday, March 8, 2019, is precision agriculture.

By Kristine Moncada

Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work!  We have a podcast and several upcoming presentations at regional conferences.

Parker Anderson was featured on the Frankly Speaking podcast on 02/11/2019. He discussed the Science of the Green Initiative, a research partnership between the USGA and the University of Minnesota, and the sustainability of golf. 

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

By Dominic Christensen

The University of Minnesota Turfgrass Science group is currently conducting research on roadside turfgrasses. We recently initiated a regional mixture trial that is taking place in seven locations across Minnesota (Figure 1).

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

Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work.  We have a podcast, a Yard and Garden post and a newly-revised Extension article!

WCCO’s Smart Gardens October 13 podcast features Jon Trappe, Mary Meyer and Jared Gamm who answer listeners' questions on gardening and lawns

UMN Extension's Yard and Garden blog features a post - Should I mulch? Or bag my leaves this fall? - by Jon Trappe

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

Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work.  We have a podcast, a blog post, and a lawn care calendar!

WCCO’s Smart Gardens August 25 podcast, featuring Eric Watkins and Julie Weisenhorn, answers listeners' questions on gardening and lawns

Lots of weeds in the grass? Make your lawn weed-resistant this Fall by Jon Trappe, Extension Educator & Turf Specialist

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.