Michael Barnes
University of Minnesota Turfgrass team in the media – 6/22/23
Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work. There are several recent articles that feature our team!
New research publication from our team - 3/21/22
Learn more about our research! A new, open access article by Michael Barnes and Eric Watkins has been published in the journal HortScience. This article discusses a case study that examines perceptions of natural turfgrass compared to artificial turf as they relate to their potential uses and perceptions of sustainability.
Ecosystem Services help establish the value of turfgrass greenspaces
This article was originally published in the March 2023 Master Gardener Volunteer News publication. Learn more about the Master Gardener program at the UMN Extension website. This is the third in a series about lawns and our relationship to them.
By Michael Barnes
A (very) brief history of lawns
This article was originally published in the February 2023 Master Gardener Volunteer News publication. Learn more about the Master Gardener program at the UMN Extension website. This is the second in a series about lawns and our relationship to them.
By Michael Barnes
Let's talk turf! Part 1
This article was originally published in the January 2023 Master Gardener Volunteer News publication. Learn more about the Master Gardener program at the UMN Extension website. Let's talk turf is the first in a new series focusing on turfgrass topics from a social science perspective.
By Michael Barnes
Join the Turfgrass Science team at Northern Green 2023
Members of our team will be giving talks at Northern Green, a trade show and conference dedicated to green industry professionals. Consider attending this worthwhile event!
Northern Green
January 10-12, 2023
Minneapolis Convention Center
Turfgrass Science team at the 2022 ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting
The Turfgrass Science team from the University of Minnesota was well-represented at this year’s ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting held on November 6-9, 2022 in Baltimore, MD.
Below is a listing of the abstracts from the meeting:
University of Minnesota Turfgrass team in the media – 8/26/22
Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work. Two articles feature the UMN Turfgrass Science team in the latest edition of the MGCSA's Hole Notes publication.
See the August 2022 edition of Hole Notes for:
- Pictures from the UMN Golf Field Day on page 32
- Cultivating new opportunities for turfgrass science education in Minnesota
by Michael Barnes on page 42