Chase Straw
New research publication from our team - 10/17/23
Learn more about our research! A new, open access article by Yang Wang, Chengyan Yue, Eric Watkins and Chase Straw has been published in the Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics. The researchers surveyed golf course superintendents and looked at how their attitudes affected their adoption of precision irrigation technologies.
New research publication from our team - 12-21-22
Learn more about our research! A new, open access article by Chase Straw, Connor Bolton, Joseph Young, Reagan Hejl, Joshua Friell, and Eric Watkins has been published in the journal Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment. This article discusses a case study that examined soil moisture variability findings from nine golf courses in eight different states in the U.S.
University of Minnesota Turfgrass team in the media - 1/7/2020
Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work! We have several upcoming presentations to share.
Dr. Chase Straw is giving two presentations at the Mid-Atlantic Turfgrass Expo.in Fredericksburg, VA on Wednesday, January 22, 2020. The first presentation is Sensor and Mapping Technologies for Precision Irrigation on Golf Courses and the second presentation is Sports Field Performance Testing: Trends and Future Applications.
Join the Turfgrass Science Team at Northern Green 2020
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 14-16, 2020
Minneapolis Convention Center
REGISTRATION
This year’s presentations from our team include:
University of Minnesota Turf Research Update
Eric Watkins
Wednesday, January 15, 7:30 AM - 8:20 AM
University of Minnesota Turfgrass team in the media - 11/21/19
Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work! We have many articles and several upcoming presentations to share.
Articles
Dan Sandor was featured in a Pioneer Press article, Read this before finishing that fall yard cleanup, on November 8, 2019.
University of Minnesota Turfgrass team in the media - 10/13/19
Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work! We have a video, an upcoming Minnesota legislature address and three articles.
Water Irrigation Audit - a video from the city of Woodbury, MN features Dan Sandor demonstrating how to conduct an irrigation audit on a home lawn.
Chase Straw will be addressing members of the Minnesota legislature on October 17, 2019 advocating for benefits to golf course superintendents who implement water conservation strategies.
Mapping fairway soil moisture for improved irrigation decisions at your golf course
By Chase Straw and Jack MacKenzie
University of Minnesota Turfgrass team in the media - 6/23/19
Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work! We have three articles, several podcasts and two public outreach events.
Brian Horgan, Eric Lonsdorf, Chris Nootenboom and Ben Janke wrote The Value of a Golf Course for the Department of Horticultural Science Spring/Summer 2018 Horticulture Newsletter.
University of Minnesota Turfgrass team in the media 5/23/19
Dan Sandor will be giving a presentation - New Science in Turf & Irrigation - at Vadnais Heights City Hall in Vadnais Heights, MN on June 5, 2019 at 4:30pm. The cost is free. For more information, email [email protected] or visit their website to register.