Bri (left), Crew Cat & Siobhan
What’s going on this week?
Well for starters welcome to all the new students in the various online certification courses OSU offers!
Next, let’s talk about research and the 2016 International Champions Cup at OSU Stadium!
The forecast for the next ten days looks dry and hot: average high air temps are currently at 85.5 degrees F and we are carrying a precipitation deficit of 2″ for the month of July (1″ actual precipitation versus 3″ normal). The average soil temperature at 4″ depth is currently 87.2F. These hot and dry conditions are far from ideal for cool-season grasses. This article will look at how cool-season grasses respond to heat and drought and how best to manage them to minimize turf injury.
Continue reading Managing Sports Fields During Summer Heat & Drought Stress
Simon at Wembley Stadium in London, England
With new supplemental light technology coming to the states, we wanted to learn a little more about this innovation in turf management.
The best person to ask about all this happens to be a leader in turf management with strong OSU ties. We posed these questions to Simon Gumbrill, who is the Area Manager for Stadium Grow Lighting (SGL), responsible for sales development and after sales care in the UK, Ireland and North America.
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.
In this blog, we added a new tab to give more information of the short course conference, including the promotion flyer and the agenda for the course. Click here to direct you to the new menu!
The 2016 Sports Turf Short Course dates have been announced! The course will take place February 25th and 26th in Columbus, Ohio.
Hold the dates and as more details on line-up, registration & costs become available we will post them here.
Pam Sherratt is a finalist for the 2015 IOG International Ambassador of the Year. The award is given to people who made a difference in “championed British groundmanship abroad.” The IOG Awards is an awards ceremony that acknowledge the professional and upcoming professionals that have a drive and passion in working in the turfgrass industry in the United Kingdom. Sherratt, an England native, have been working within the turfgrass industry for many years and wish her the best luck with her nomination for this prestigious award!
In about a month from now, the 2015 Turfgrass Research Field Day will be taken place at the OTF Research & Education Facility on August 11, 2015. The field day is a way of showing the research and projects that are happening at the OTF facility, provided by the faculty and students at The Ohio State University to the professionals in the turfgrass industry.
Examples of sessions that are presented by students at The Ohio State University:
Registration for the 2015 Turfgrass Research Field Day is still availiable online until August 5.
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