Video of Dr. Karl Danneberger explaining cold hardiness in turfgrass:
Author: Amanda Folck
2017 Sportsturf Managers Association Conference
The Ohio State University Turf Club attended the 2017 Sportsturf Managers Association Conference at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. During the conference, the turf club brought two teams for the STMA student challenge. The student challenge is a competition for challenging the knowledge and skills in the sports turf industry from grass identification, irrigation, knowledge of STMA to math. Ohio State placed 6th and 13th out of 28 teams. Also at the conference, Amanda Folck received the Gary Vanden Burg Internship Grant for her internship at Arsenal Football Club in England. The STMA conference is a good opportunity for students to meet with the professionals in the sports turf industry in the states and abroad.
Amanda Folck receiving the STMA Gary Vanden Burg Internship Grant
Working hard at the Student Challenge
Attending the STMA Awards Ceremony
All smiles after the Student Challenge
Updates for 20th Sports Turf Short Course
Registration is now available for the 20th Sports Turf Short Course and Spring Tee Off Conference. For more information of the conference and the agenda for the short course, click here.
Certificate Courses Update: Switching Servers
For the Athletic, Synthetic, and Baseball Field Management Certificates: things would look a little different for the courses on Carmen. All of the courses from The Ohio State University is switching servers from Carmen’s D2L to a newer system called Canvas. Continue reading
New Dates for 2017 Sportsturf Short Course
Mark your calendars! New dates have been announced for the 20th Annual Ohio State Sportsturf Short Course on February 22-23, 2017. We will update the Short Course page on u.osu.edu often with more information in the coming weeks on its own page here.
Amanda Folck receives CFAES Outstanding Student Employee
On April 7th, the College of Food, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) hosted the 2016 Recognition Banquet. This banquet recognize students, faculty, staff and supporters in the college for their many accomplishments.
Amanda Folck (pictured left, with Dr. Karl Danneberger & Pam Sherratt) received the Outstanding Student Employee award from CFAES. Continue reading
Rolling Athletic Fields
We have received several questions recently about rolling athletic fields. What benefits, if any, does it provide? How often should a field be rolled? Does it cause compaction? Here are some thoughts on the practice of rolling and some tips on how to make the most of this operation.
Roller Types & Weight:
There are many types of rollers – walk-behind, ride-on, Continue reading
Cincinnati Reds Field Maintenance Clinic
The Cincinnati Reds is sponsoring a field day at their Urban Youth Academy in Cincinnati, Ohio on March 31st. This field day is free to attend, but you need to RSVP as soon as possible. To RSVP: call (513) 765-7234 or email at CommunityMakeover@reds.com.
2016 Joe Motz Sports Turf Student of the Year
During the 2016 Sports turf Short Course, the Ohio State University Turfgrass Science team recognized Tanner Turner as the 2016 Joe Motz Sports Turf Student of the Year. Continue reading
Looking Ahead: Sports Field Nutrition
With spring just a few weeks away, it’s time to start planning season fertilizer programs! We offer some information on soil test costs and nutrient sufficiency ranges for turfgrass, as well as a helpful table on calculating the amount of fertilizer needed based on nitrogen analysis.. Continue reading