The 2015 University of Nebraska Turfgrass Research Field Day will offer sessions on a wide range of topics for all turf managers. The event will be held July 22 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the John Seaton Anderson Turf Center near Mead, Neb. Preregister for the field day at turf.unl.edu.
Morning sessions will include research presentations on nutsedge control, seeding into preemergence herbicides, turf improvement through breeding, turf desiccation, modern tools to maximize water use, ways to incorporate amenity grasses into your landscapes and how to use inexpensive Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (drones) to aid scouting, decision-making and communication with your clients.
A golf/sports turf tour and a lawn management tour will be offered in the afternoon. The golf/sports turf afternoon session will cover topics including winter desiccation prevention and recovery, Plant Growth Regulator Growing Degree Days models, use of colorants under different growing environments (drought versus shade), iron deficiency and iron fertilizer safety and even Bermudagrass viability in Nebraska. The afternoon grounds/lawn care sessions will focus on lawn height diseases, tall fescue cultivar National Turfgrass Evaluation Program reports, preemergence herbicides, mowing optimization, and buffalograss traffic tolerance.
Visit turf.unl.edu for more information.