Virtual Nebraska Turfgrass Research Field Day is Aug. 12
Thursday, August 6, 2020
Due to everchanging guidelines by the CDC, local government, and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the Nebraska Turfgrass Research Field Day will be virtual this year. Videos will be available for registered participants to view prior to field day and after the event. Live Q&A times with the speakers will be the morning of Aug. 12.
Program Schedule:
Buffalograss and turfgrass breeding project – Keenan Amundsen
Data management – Keenan Amundsen
Linking brown patch and dollar spot to growth rate – Bill Kreuser
Aggressive PGR and N applications and low mowing height impact putting green performance – Bill Kreuser
Weed control update – Roch Gaussoin
In-house golf green organic matter measurement – Eric Chestnut
Turfgrass and weed identification – Luqi Li and Eric Chestnut
Remote sensing and variable rate nitrogen at Jim Ager Memorial Golf Course – Michael Carlson
Trees & turf in the landscape – Kim Todd
A 360 view of the Backyard Farmer Garden – Terri James
Taming wild trees: The basics of tree management – Eric North
Turfgrass diagnostics – Kyle Broderick
Spotted lanternfly and EAB update – David Olson
Yellow nutsedge control at seeding – Matt Sousek
Murder hornets and mayhem: Simmer down now – Jody Green
Water movement in turfgrass soils – Dallas Williams
A virtual tour of our research facilities – Craig Ferguson and Matt Sousek
Ornamental grasses – Kim Todd
Live Q&A Times
8 to 8:50 a.m. (CST) Weed control Matt Sousek, Eric Chestnut, Luqi Li and Roch Gaussoin
9 to 9:50 a.m. (CST) Fertility and PGR management and remote sensing Bill Kreuser and Michael Carlson
10 to 10:50 a.m. (CST) Tree care and invasive species Eric North and David Olson
11 to 11:50 a.m. (CST) Diagnostics and plant selection Kyle Broderick, Jody Green, Kim Todd and Keenan Amundsen
