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The Garden Question Podcast:
Proper Agronomics for Healthy Turf Grass – Dr. Clint Waltz

Do you ever get frustrated with your Turf Grass?
In this episode of The Garden Question Podcast: Proper Agronomics for Healthy Turf Grass,
we talk with Dr. Clint Waltz about solutions to your frustrations.
The current research into practices and efforts to lowing the inputs into successful turfgrass.
How turf grass ecoservices brings good things to our environment.
We also talk about the benefits and hurdles to auto mowing.

 Clemson University Turfgrass Research & Education Field Day

After missing a Covid cycle, we are having a turfgrass field day at Clemson University
campus on August 16, 2022. It is free (yes, free), offering SC/NC/GA pesticide,
CCA/CPAg and PTI credits and open to the general public. No pre-registration is
necessary.

Turfgrass News

Newly named University of Georgia turfgrass researcher David Jespersen was among the UGA experts who presented their research findings at the Turfgrass Research Field Day on Thursday, Aug. 4. Jespersen is shown sharing the results of a UGA research project that evaluated the drought tolerance of four turfgrass species. CAES News
2022 Turfgrass Field Day set for Aug. 3 at UGA-Griffin Emily Cabrera
The field day will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, at UGA’s Griffin campus.
Sod prices, such as for bermudagrasses like those developed by UGA turfgrass breeders, are higher this year for homeowners and industry. CAES News
Less availability, higher transportation costs spike sod prices in early 2022 Maria M. Lameiras
Both on-the-farm and delivered prices of all cultivars are expected to increase over 2021 prices.
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Turf and Ornamental Pest Management
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Outbreak of fall armyworm caterpillars in Georgia turfgrass
We are witnessing outbreak populations of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) in residential, and public lawns across Georgia at this moment (as of 30 Aug. 2021). The caterpillar stages of fall armyworm feed on the turfgrass leaf blades and stems. The turfgrass can go from a perfect green to complete brown...
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Scouting for Turfgrass Diseases….is That Time of the Year
1. Time to scout for gray leaf spot Gray leaf spot is a fungus disease that affects St. Augustinegrass, perennial ryegrass and tall fescue in Georgia. Hot humid summer weather and high nitrogen levels can make turf susceptible to this disease. The fungus causing the disease is Pyricularia oryzae (Magnaporthe...

Turf Team Events

The Grant Writers' Seminar at the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is an excellent opportunity for faculty at all levels to hone their proposal development and writing skills, improving the probability of proposal success. Delivered by academicians for academicians, this seminar will focus on proposal writing for the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute for Agriculture (USDA-NIFA), yet the content is applicable to other funding entities. Instruction will focus on how to write with a linear progression of logic for a variety of audiences. All participants will receive take-home resources, including a field-relevant hard copy of The Grant Application Writer’s Workbook. Registration closes July 15, 2022.
Aug 15
8:30AM - 4:30PM Grant Writers Seminar: Write Winning Grant Proposals UGA Science Learning Center room 85, Athens, GA
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