Field Day Overview

The Minnesota Turf and Grounds Foundation and the University of Minnesota annual Field Day provided turfgrass and related professionals an opportunity to learn about new research being conducted at the Turfgrass Research, Outreach and Education (TROE) Center. At this event, leading researchers demonstrated their projects and how they directly benefit turfgrass and related industries.

Executive Summaries
Exhibitors
Sponsors

Establishment and Maintenance of Fine Fescue Putting Greens
Brian Horgan, Associate Professor, UMN Department of Horticultural Science

Phosphorus Runoff from Turfgrass ‐ Research Update
Carl Rosen, Professor, UMN Department of Soil, Water, and Climate

Turf – Legume Mixtures: N Fertility and N2 Fixation
JoAnn Lamb, USDA‐ARS, Adjunct Associate Professor, UMN Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics

Converting Kentucky Bluegrass to Low Maintenance Turfgrass Species
Matthew Cavanaugh, Research Assistant, UMN Department of Horticultural Science

Nonselective Organic Herbicides
Robert Mugaas, Extension Educator ‐ Horticulture, University of Minnesota Extension

TRĒ Nursery Tour
Jeffrey Gillman, Associate Professor, UMN Department of Horticultural Science
Chad Giblin (pictured), Assistant Scientist, UMN Department of Horticultural Science

Campus Landscape Design and Plant Material Walk and Talk
James Calkins, Education Specialist, UMN Department of Horticultural Science